diff --git a/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts b/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
index 825ef9908e..2b7ac67a34 100644
--- a/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
@@ -210,10 +210,7 @@ export class AffiliationsSortService {
     affiliationGroup: AffiliationGroup,
     orcid: string
   ): boolean {
-    const obo = !!(
-      affiliationGroup.defaultAffiliation.assertionOriginName ||
-      affiliationGroup.defaultAffiliation.assertionOriginOrcid
-    )
+    const obo = affiliationGroup.defaultAffiliation.assertionOriginOrcid === orcid
     return obo ? obo : affiliationGroup.defaultAffiliation.source === orcid
   }
 }