diff --git a/assertion-service/src/main/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionService.java b/assertion-service/src/main/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionService.java
index f93d1af34..343af75a2 100644
--- a/assertion-service/src/main/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionService.java
+++ b/assertion-service/src/main/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionService.java
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ public List<Assertion> findAssertionsByEmail(String email) {
     }
 
     public boolean isDuplicate(Assertion assertion, String salesforceId) {
+        Assertion normalized = assertionNormalizer.normalize(assertion);
         List<Assertion> assertions = assertionRepository.findByEmailAndSalesforceId(assertion.getEmail(), salesforceId);
         for (Assertion a : assertions) {
-            if (duplicates(a, assertion)) {
+            if (duplicates(a, normalized)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/assertion-service/src/test/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionServiceTest.java b/assertion-service/src/test/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionServiceTest.java
index fb1948485..81453da63 100644
--- a/assertion-service/src/test/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionServiceTest.java
+++ b/assertion-service/src/test/java/org/orcid/memberportal/service/assertion/services/AssertionServiceTest.java
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ void testIsDuplicate() {
         a.setUrl("something-different");
         assertFalse(assertionService.isDuplicate(comparison, DEFAULT_SALESFORCE_ID));
 
+
         a.setUrl(null);
         assertFalse(assertionService.isDuplicate(comparison, DEFAULT_SALESFORCE_ID));
 
@@ -1319,6 +1320,7 @@ void testIsDuplicate() {
 
         comparison.setId("not-null"); // id should be ignored
         assertTrue(assertionService.isDuplicate(comparison, DEFAULT_SALESFORCE_ID));
+        verify(assertionNormalizer, Mockito.times(49)).normalize(Mockito.any(Assertion.class)); // check normalization was used
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1722,10 +1724,10 @@ void testUpdateAssertionsSalesforceId() {
     void testUpdateAssertionsSalesforceIdWithFailure() {
         List<Assertion> firstPage = getAssertionsForSalesforceId("salesforce-id", 0, AssertionService.REGISTRY_SYNC_BATCH_SIZE);
         Mockito.when(assertionRepository.findBySalesforceId(Mockito.eq("salesforce-id"), Mockito.any(Pageable.class))).thenReturn(new PageImpl<Assertion>(firstPage));
-        
+
         // representing updated assertions that need to be rolled back
         Mockito.when(assertionRepository.findBySalesforceId(Mockito.eq("new-salesforce-id"), Mockito.any(Pageable.class)))
-                .thenReturn(new PageImpl<Assertion>(Arrays.asList(new Assertion(), new Assertion(), new Assertion()))).thenReturn(new PageImpl<Assertion>(new ArrayList<>())); 
+                .thenReturn(new PageImpl<Assertion>(Arrays.asList(new Assertion(), new Assertion(), new Assertion()))).thenReturn(new PageImpl<Assertion>(new ArrayList<>()));
 
         // 3 successful updates before error, followed by rollback
         Mockito.when(assertionRepository.save(Mockito.any(Assertion.class))).thenReturn(new Assertion()).thenReturn(new Assertion()).thenReturn(new Assertion())
@@ -1734,8 +1736,8 @@ void testUpdateAssertionsSalesforceIdWithFailure() {
         boolean success = assertionService.updateAssertionsSalesforceId("salesforce-id", "new-salesforce-id");
         assertThat(success).isFalse();
 
-        // 3 updates followed by 1 failure and 3 rollbacks 
-        Mockito.verify(assertionRepository, Mockito.times(7)).save(assertionCaptor.capture()); 
+        // 3 updates followed by 1 failure and 3 rollbacks
+        Mockito.verify(assertionRepository, Mockito.times(7)).save(assertionCaptor.capture());
         List<Assertion> saved = assertionCaptor.getAllValues();
         assertThat(saved.get(0).getSalesforceId()).isEqualTo("new-salesforce-id");
         assertThat(saved.get(1).getSalesforceId()).isEqualTo("new-salesforce-id");
@@ -1745,7 +1747,7 @@ void testUpdateAssertionsSalesforceIdWithFailure() {
         assertThat(saved.get(5).getSalesforceId()).isEqualTo("salesforce-id");
         assertThat(saved.get(6).getSalesforceId()).isEqualTo("salesforce-id");
     }
-    
+
     private List<MemberAssertionStatusCount> getDummyAssertionStatusCounts() {
         List<MemberAssertionStatusCount> counts = new ArrayList<>();
         counts.add(new MemberAssertionStatusCount("salesforceId1", "PENDING", 4));
diff --git a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-delete.component.ts b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-delete.component.ts
index 1196e0978..422fa6474 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-delete.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-delete.component.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ export class AffiliationDeletePopupComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.activatedRoute.data.subscribe(({ affiliation }) => {
-      console.log(affiliation)
-
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.ngbModalRef = this.modalService.open(AffiliationDeleteDialogComponent as Component, {
           size: 'lg',
diff --git a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-import-dialog.component.html b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-import-dialog.component.html
index 92402e4ce..0366e2728 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-import-dialog.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-import-dialog.component.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ <h4 class="modal-title" i18n="@@gatewayApp.assertionServiceAssertion.import.titl
     <button data-cy="confirmCsvUpload" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" *ngIf="!uploaded">
       <fa-icon [icon]="faPlus"></fa-icon>&nbsp;<span i18n="@@entity.action.upload.string">Upload</span>
     </button>
-    <button id="close-dialog" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="close()" *ngIf="uploaded">
+    <button id="close-dialog" type="button" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="close()" *ngIf="uploaded">
       <fa-icon [icon]="faBan"></fa-icon>&nbsp;<span i18n="@@entity.action.close.string">Close</span>
     </button>
   </div>