diff --git a/src/published-data/published-data.service.ts b/src/published-data/published-data.service.ts
index 22fc4f3a8..fbac43b9b 100644
--- a/src/published-data/published-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/published-data/published-data.service.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class PublishedDataService {
   async findOne(
     filter: FilterQuery<PublishedDataDocument>,
   ): Promise<PublishedData | null> {
-    return this.publishedDataModel.findOne(filter).exec();
+    return this.publishedDataModel.findOne(filter).lean().exec();
   }
 
   async update(
diff --git a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
index a8ea40d9d..aca834987 100644
--- a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
+++ b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
@@ -444,7 +444,10 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
 
     return this.publishedDataService.update(
       { doi: id },
-      { status: PublishedDataStatus.PUBLIC },
+      {
+        ...publishedData,
+        status: PublishedDataStatus.PUBLIC,
+      },
     );
   }
 
@@ -634,7 +637,11 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
 
     const res = await this.publishedDataService.update(
       { doi: publishedData.doi },
-      { status: PublishedDataStatus.REGISTERED, registeredTime: new Date() },
+      {
+        ...publishedData,
+        status: PublishedDataStatus.REGISTERED,
+        registeredTime: new Date(),
+      },
     );
 
     return res;