diff --git a/backend/inspirehep/records/marshmallow/literature/common/author.py b/backend/inspirehep/records/marshmallow/literature/common/author.py
index 551f12d966..7a79383a09 100644
--- a/backend/inspirehep/records/marshmallow/literature/common/author.py
+++ b/backend/inspirehep/records/marshmallow/literature/common/author.py
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ def get_ids(data):
             author_record = AuthorsRecord.get_record_by_pid_value(
                 get_recid_from_ref(data["record"])
             )
+            bai = get_first_value_for_schema(
+                author_record.get("ids", []), "INSPIRE BAI"
+            )
+            if bai:
+                ids_from_lit_record.append({"schema": "INSPIRE BAI", "value": bai})
         except (PIDDoesNotExistError, KeyError):
-            return missing
-        bai = get_first_value_for_schema(author_record.get("ids", []), "INSPIRE BAI")
-        if bai:
-            ids_from_lit_record.append({"schema": "INSPIRE BAI", "value": bai})
+            pass
         return ids_from_lit_record or missing
 
     @pre_dump
diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/records/marshmallow/literature/common/test_author.py b/backend/tests/unit/records/marshmallow/literature/common/test_author.py
index 00e697581c..65ccf1a84f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/unit/records/marshmallow/literature/common/test_author.py
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/records/marshmallow/literature/common/test_author.py
@@ -140,3 +140,56 @@ def test_first_author():
     result = schema.dumps(dump).data
 
     assert expected == orjson.loads(result)
+
+
+def test_authors_ids():
+    schema = AuthorSchemaV1()
+
+    dump = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "ids": [
+            {"value": "0000-0002-6152-062X", "schema": "ORCID"},
+        ],
+    }
+    expected = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "first_name": "Frank",
+        "last_name": "Castle",
+        "ids": [
+            {"value": "0000-0002-6152-062X", "schema": "ORCID"},
+        ],
+    }
+    result = schema.dumps(dump).data
+    assert expected == orjson.loads(result)
+
+    dump = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "ids": [{"value": "G.Aad.1", "schema": "INSPIRE BAI"}],
+    }
+    expected = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "first_name": "Frank",
+        "last_name": "Castle",
+        "ids": [{"value": "G.Aad.1", "schema": "INSPIRE BAI"}],
+    }
+    result = schema.dumps(dump).data
+    assert expected == orjson.loads(result)
+
+    dump = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "ids": [
+            {"value": "0000-0002-6152-062X", "schema": "ORCID"},
+            {"value": "G.Aad.1", "schema": "INSPIRE BAI"},
+        ],
+    }
+    expected = {
+        "full_name": "Castle, Frank",
+        "first_name": "Frank",
+        "last_name": "Castle",
+        "ids": [
+            {"value": "0000-0002-6152-062X", "schema": "ORCID"},
+            {"value": "G.Aad.1", "schema": "INSPIRE BAI"},
+        ],
+    }
+    result = schema.dumps(dump).data
+    assert expected == orjson.loads(result)