diff --git a/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java b/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
index 8cb9013b73a807f140f54cc54beeeb4684ed2032..2cf2c7fac69dae2c8fb1405807ebc56ed806908b 100644
--- a/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
+++ b/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
@@ -689,10 +689,10 @@ public class OAIPMHImpl implements OAIPMHProducer {
 		if(verb == null){
 			verbParam = setVerb("Identify");
 			request.setVerb(verbParam);
-		}
-		
-		if (!verb.isEmpty()) {
-			request.setVerb(verbParam);
+		}else{		
+			if (!verb.isEmpty()) {
+				request.setVerb(verbParam);
+			}
 		}
 	}