diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataSampleApi.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataSampleApi.java
index a026b3c1cf2..fd1396387be 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataSampleApi.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataSampleApi.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ SimpleMetadataProcessingReport addSamples(
 
         Element params = new Element("params");
         params.addContent(new Element(Params.FILE_TYPE).setText("mef"));
-        params.addContent(new Element(Params.UUID_ACTION).setText(MEFLib.UuidAction.GENERATEUUID.toString()));
+        params.addContent(new Element(Params.UUID_ACTION).setText(MEFLib.UuidAction.NOTHING.toString()));
         for (String schemaName : schema) {
             Log.info(Geonet.DATA_MANAGER, "Loading sample data for schema "
                 + schemaName);