diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/services/publication-api/publication-api.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/services/publication-api/publication-api.py
index f4e5c0d716dbd1b4bf84461a4a7a6646b2db7184..b898b2b7b3fb242a979ca33933c46a083d92c1cf 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/services/publication-api/publication-api.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/services/publication-api/publication-api.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def getDefaultDataStoreCode(v3, sessionToken):
 def createPublicationSample(parameters, sessionToken, v3):
     publicationOrganization = parameters.get('publicationOrganization')
     if publicationOrganization is None:
-        publicationOrganization = ''
+        raise ValueError('publicationOrganization parameter is None.')
 
     name = parameters.get('name')
     if name is None:
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/zenodo-exports-api/zenodoExports.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/zenodo-exports-api/zenodoExports.py
index 6c2238522ead8f2fde1a846ecc68a734274933f8..074a5562e1322c67700f681ebad4a7d0277f14dc 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/zenodo-exports-api/zenodoExports.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/zenodo-exports-api/zenodoExports.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class ZenodoCallable(object):
             .withParameter('method', 'insertPublication') \
             .withParameter('publicationURL', publicationLinksJson.get('doi')) \
             .withParameter('openBISRelatedIdentifiers', self.permIdsStr) \
+            .withParameter('publicationOrganization', 'Zenodo') \
             .withParameter('name', publicationMetadataJson.get('title')) \
             .withParameter('publicationDescription', publicationMetadataJson.get('description')) \
             .withParameter('publicationType', publicationMetadataJson.get('upload_type')) \