diff --git a/Console/BExIS.Web.Shell/Areas/DIM/Helpers/DimSeedDataGenerator.cs b/Console/BExIS.Web.Shell/Areas/DIM/Helpers/DimSeedDataGenerator.cs
index 7dc52f578e..f5a780d4f5 100644
--- a/Console/BExIS.Web.Shell/Areas/DIM/Helpers/DimSeedDataGenerator.cs
+++ b/Console/BExIS.Web.Shell/Areas/DIM/Helpers/DimSeedDataGenerator.cs
@@ -393,15 +393,17 @@ private void createDataCiteMappingConcept()
             using (var conceptManager = new ConceptManager())
             {
                 MappingConcept mappingConcept;
-                try
-                {
-                    mappingConcept = conceptManager.FindByName("datacite");
-
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    mappingConcept = conceptManager.CreateMappingConcept("datacite", "The concept for DIO management at DataCite.", "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.5/", "");
-                }
+                 try
+                 {
+                     mappingConcept = conceptManager.FindByName("datacite");
+                     if(mappingConcept == null)
+                         mappingConcept = conceptManager.CreateMappingConcept("datacite", "The concept for DIO management at DataCite.", "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.5/", "");
+                
+                 }
+                 catch (Exception e)
+                 {
+                     mappingConcept = conceptManager.CreateMappingConcept("datacite", "The concept for DIO management at DataCite.", "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.5/", "");
+                 }
 
                 List<MappingKey> mappingKeys;
                 try
@@ -1999,4 +2001,4 @@ private bool Exist(string name, LinkElementType type)
             return false;
         }
     }
-}
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+}