diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/AgentsUtils.java b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/AgentsUtils.java
index b89e42e..44b6081 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/AgentsUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/AgentsUtils.java
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ private static void handleMultipleAgents(
       List<Agent> agents, String agentValue, String agentId, AgentRoleType role, Type type) {
     var ids = new String[0];
     var agentValues = new String[0];
-    if (checkIfNeedsParsing(agentValue)) {
+    if (needsParsing(agentValue)) {
       agentValues = Arrays.stream(agentValue.split("[&|]")).map(String::trim)
           .toArray(String[]::new);
     }
-    if (checkIfNeedsParsing(agentId)) {
+    if (needsParsing(agentId)) {
       ids = Arrays.stream(agentId.split("[&|]")).map(String::trim).toArray(String[]::new);
     }
     if (agentValues.length == ids.length) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private static void handleMultipleAgents(
     }
   }
 
-  private static boolean checkIfNeedsParsing(String value) {
+  private static boolean needsParsing(String value) {
     return value != null && (value.contains("&") || value.contains("|"));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/EntityRelationshipUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/EntityRelationshipUtilsTest.java
index a270e1a..c5a2c59 100644
--- a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/EntityRelationshipUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/translator/terms/utils/EntityRelationshipUtilsTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import static eu.dissco.core.translator.domain.RelationshipType.HAS_FDO_TYPE;
 import static eu.dissco.core.translator.domain.RelationshipType.HAS_ORGANISATION_ID;
 import static eu.dissco.core.translator.schema.Agent.Type.SCHEMA_SOFTWARE_APPLICATION;
+import static eu.dissco.core.translator.terms.utils.AgentsUtils.addAgent;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import eu.dissco.core.translator.domain.RelationshipType;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ private EntityRelationship createEntityRelationship(RelationshipType relationshi
         .withDwcRelatedResourceID(relatedResource)
         .withOdsRelatedResourceURI(relatedResourceURI)
         .withDwcRelationshipEstablishedDate(Date.from(Instant.now()))
-        .withOdsHasAgents(AgentsUtils.addAgent(List.of(), APP_NAME, APP_PID,
+        .withOdsHasAgents(addAgent(List.of(), APP_NAME, APP_PID,
             DATA_TRANSLATOR, SCHEMA_SOFTWARE_APPLICATION));
 
   }