diff --git a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/BaseChangeSuggestionService.java b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/BaseChangeSuggestionService.java
index d3dd695b6..6f71687c2 100644
--- a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/BaseChangeSuggestionService.java
+++ b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/BaseChangeSuggestionService.java
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 import org.gbif.api.model.common.paging.PagingResponse;
 import org.gbif.api.model.registry.Commentable;
 import org.gbif.api.model.registry.Identifiable;
+import org.gbif.api.model.registry.Identifier;
 import org.gbif.api.model.registry.MachineTaggable;
 import org.gbif.api.model.registry.Taggable;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.ChangeSuggestionService;
+import org.gbif.api.service.collections.CollectionService;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.ContactService;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.CrudService;
 import org.gbif.api.vocabulary.Country;
+import org.gbif.api.vocabulary.IdentifierType;
 import org.gbif.api.vocabulary.UserRole;
 import org.gbif.registry.events.EventManager;
 import org.gbif.registry.events.collections.EventType;
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ public abstract class BaseChangeSuggestionService<
   private final GrSciCollAuthorizationService grSciCollAuthorizationService;
   private final CollectionsMailConfigurationProperties collectionsMailConfigurationProperties;
   private CollectionEntityType collectionEntityType;
+  private final CollectionService collectionService;
 
   protected BaseChangeSuggestionService(
       ChangeSuggestionMapper changeSuggestionMapper,
@@ -126,7 +130,8 @@ protected BaseChangeSuggestionService(
       CollectionsEmailManager emailManager,
       EventManager eventManager,
       GrSciCollAuthorizationService grSciCollAuthorizationService,
-      CollectionsMailConfigurationProperties collectionsMailConfigurationProperties) {
+      CollectionsMailConfigurationProperties collectionsMailConfigurationProperties,
+      CollectionService collectionService) {
     this.changeSuggestionMapper = changeSuggestionMapper;
     this.mergeService = mergeService;
     this.crudService = crudService;
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ protected BaseChangeSuggestionService(
     this.eventManager = eventManager;
     this.grSciCollAuthorizationService = grSciCollAuthorizationService;
     this.collectionsMailConfigurationProperties = collectionsMailConfigurationProperties;
+    this.collectionService = collectionService;
 
     if (clazz == Institution.class) {
       collectionEntityType = CollectionEntityType.INSTITUTION;
@@ -437,6 +443,10 @@ public UUID applyChangeSuggestion(int suggestionKey) {
       }
     }
 
+    if (dto.getProposedBy().equals("ih-sync")){
+        collectionService.addIdentifier(createdEntity,new Identifier(IdentifierType.IH_IRN,
+          dto.getIhIdentifier()));
+    }
     return createdEntity;
   }
 
diff --git a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/CollectionChangeSuggestionService.java b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/CollectionChangeSuggestionService.java
index 77ec0908a..ce48f600d 100644
--- a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/CollectionChangeSuggestionService.java
+++ b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/CollectionChangeSuggestionService.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.Institution;
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.suggestions.CollectionChangeSuggestion;
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.suggestions.Type;
+import org.gbif.api.model.registry.Identifier;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.CollectionService;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.InstitutionService;
+import org.gbif.api.vocabulary.IdentifierType;
 import org.gbif.registry.events.EventManager;
 import org.gbif.registry.mail.EmailSender;
 import org.gbif.registry.mail.collections.CollectionsEmailManager;
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ public CollectionChangeSuggestionService(
         emailManager,
         eventManager,
         grSciCollAuthorizationService,
-        collectionsMailConfigurationProperties);
+        collectionsMailConfigurationProperties,
+        collectionService);
     this.changeSuggestionMapper = changeSuggestionMapper;
     this.institutionService = institutionService;
   }
@@ -95,7 +98,9 @@ public  UUID applyChangeSuggestion(int suggestionKey){
         UUID createdInstitution = createInstitutionForCollectionSuggestion(dto);
         Collection suggestedCollection = readJson(dto.getSuggestedEntity(), Collection.class);
         suggestedCollection.setInstitutionKey(createdInstitution);
+        suggestedCollection.getIdentifiers().add(new Identifier(IdentifierType.IH_IRN, suggestedCollection.getIdentifiers().get(0).getIdentifier()));
         dto.setSuggestedEntity(toJson(suggestedCollection));
+
         changeSuggestionMapper.update(dto);
       }
     }
@@ -135,10 +140,12 @@ public UUID createInstitutionForCollectionSuggestion(ChangeSuggestionDto dto){
     CollectionChangeSuggestion changeSuggestion = dtoToChangeSuggestion(dto);
     UUID createdEntity = null;
     if (dto.getType() == Type.CREATE) {
-
-      if (dto.getCreateInstitution()) {
+      if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(dto.getCreateInstitution())) {
         Institution institution = collectionChangeSuggestionToInstitution(dto);
+
         createdEntity = institutionService.create(institution);
+        institutionService.addIdentifier(createdEntity,new Identifier(IdentifierType.IH_IRN,
+          dto.getIhIdentifier()));
         createContacts(changeSuggestion,createdEntity);
       }
     }
@@ -150,10 +157,14 @@ private Institution collectionChangeSuggestionToInstitution(ChangeSuggestionDto
 
     if (dto.getSuggestedEntity() != null) {
       Collection collection = readJson(dto.getSuggestedEntity(), Collection.class);
-      institution.setName(collection.getName());
+
+      String name = collection.getName();
+      if(name.startsWith("Herbarium - ")) {
+        name = name.substring("Herbarium - ".length());
+      }
+      institution.setName(name);
       institution.setCode(collection.getCode());
       institution.setActive(collection.isActive());
-
       institution.setAddress(collection.getAddress());
       institution.setEmail(collection.getEmail());
       institution.setPhone(collection.getPhone());
diff --git a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/InstitutionChangeSuggestionService.java b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/InstitutionChangeSuggestionService.java
index 3539a1ead..3cc88694a 100644
--- a/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/InstitutionChangeSuggestionService.java
+++ b/registry-service/src/main/java/org/gbif/registry/service/collections/suggestions/InstitutionChangeSuggestionService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.CollectionEntityType;
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.Institution;
 import org.gbif.api.model.collections.suggestions.InstitutionChangeSuggestion;
+import org.gbif.api.service.collections.CollectionService;
 import org.gbif.api.service.collections.InstitutionService;
 import org.gbif.registry.events.EventManager;
 import org.gbif.registry.mail.EmailSender;
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ public InstitutionChangeSuggestionService(
       CollectionsEmailManager emailManager,
       EventManager eventManager,
       GrSciCollAuthorizationService grSciCollAuthorizationService,
-      CollectionsMailConfigurationProperties collectionsMailConfigurationProperties) {
+      CollectionsMailConfigurationProperties collectionsMailConfigurationProperties,
+      CollectionService collectionService) {
     super(
         changeSuggestionMapper,
         institutionMergeService,
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ public InstitutionChangeSuggestionService(
         emailManager,
         eventManager,
         grSciCollAuthorizationService,
-        collectionsMailConfigurationProperties);
+        collectionsMailConfigurationProperties,
+        collectionService);
     this.changeSuggestionMapper = changeSuggestionMapper;
     this.institutionMergeService = institutionMergeService;
     this.institutionService = institutionService;