diff --git a/config/ena_data_submission.conf b/config/ena_data_submission.conf
index 67cb550..b020991 100644
--- a/config/ena_data_submission.conf
+++ b/config/ena_data_submission.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   'webin_user'                 => 'username',
   'webin_pass'                 => 'password',
-  'ena_base_path'              => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/',
+  'ena_base_path'              => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/',
   'pubmed_url_base'            => 'http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=',
   'taxon_lookup_service'       =>  'http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=taxonomy&report=xml&id=',
   'output_root'                => '/nfs/pathogen/ena_updates/',
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/AccessionConverter.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/AccessionConverter.pm
index 9b2a278..4ee8917 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/AccessionConverter.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/AccessionConverter.pm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sub convert_secondary_project_accession_to_primary {
     my ($self, $accession) = @_;
 
     if (defined($accession) && $accession =~ /ERP/) {
-        my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new(url => $self->ena_base_path . "$accession&display=xml", ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path)->parse_from_url;
+        my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new(url => $self->ena_base_path . "$accession", ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path)->parse_from_url;
         if (defined($xml) &&
             defined($xml->{STUDY}) &&
             defined($xml->{STUDY}->[0]) &&
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub convert_secondary_project_accession_to_primary {
 sub convert_secondary_sample_accession_to_biosample {
     my ($self, $accession) = @_;
     if (defined($accession) && $accession =~ /ERS/) {
-        my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new(url => $self->ena_base_path . "$accession&display=xml", ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path)->parse_from_url;
+        my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new(url => $self->ena_base_path . "$accession", ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path)->parse_from_url;
         if (defined($xml) &&
             defined($xml->{SAMPLE}) &&
             defined($xml->{SAMPLE}->[0]) &&
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ sub convert_secondary_sample_accession_to_biosample {
 
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
 no Moose;
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/CompareMetadata.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/CompareMetadata.pm
index ada95c8..0ee4ce7 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/CompareMetadata.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/CompareMetadata.pm
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::CompareMetadata
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 	use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::CompareMetadata;
-	
-	1. pull XML from ENA using http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/ERS*****&display=xml
+
+	1. pull XML from ENA using http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/ERS*****
 	2. parse to data structure
 	3. parse manifest to same data structure
 	4. compare data structures
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ sub BUILD {
 	$self->manifest($file)   if ( defined $file );
 	$self->outfile($outfile) if ( defined $outfile );
 	$self->help($help)       if ( defined $help );
-	
+
 	$self->config_file($config_file) if ( defined $config_file );
 	( -e $self->config_file ) or Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Exception::FileNotFound->throw( error => "Cannot find config file\n" );
 	$self->_populate_attributes_from_config_file;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ sub _populate_attributes_from_config_file
 }
 
 sub check_inputs{
-    my $self = shift; 
+    my $self = shift;
     return(
         $self->manifest
         && !$self->help
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ sub _report{
 		unshift(@data, ['Total Conflicts', $#data]);
 	}
 	else{
-		unshift(@data, ['Total Conflicts', 0]);	
+		unshift(@data, ['Total Conflicts', 0]);
 	}
 	my $xls = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Spreadsheet->new( data => \@data, outfile => $outfile );
 	$xls->write_xls;
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@ USAGE
 
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
 no Moose;
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateAnalysisManifest.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateAnalysisManifest.pm
index 5460fe0..12c92c4 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateAnalysisManifest.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateAnalysisManifest.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::ValidateManifest
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 	use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::ValidateManifest;
-	
+
 
 =head1 METHODS
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ has 'outfile'    => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      required => 0 );
 has 'edit'       => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Bool',     required => 0 );
 has 'help'       => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Bool',     required => 0 );
 has '_filetypes' => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'ArrayRef', required => 0, lazy_build => 1 );
-has 'ena_base_path'    => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/');
+has 'ena_base_path'    => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/');
 has 'pubmed_url_base'  => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default  => 'http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=');
 
 has 'config_file'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      required => 0, default    => $ENV{'ENA_SUBMISSIONS_CONFIG'});
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sub _populate_attributes_from_config_file
 }
 
 sub check_inputs{
-    my $self = shift; 
+    my $self = shift;
     return(
         $self->file
         && !$self->help
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ sub run {
 		for my $c ( 0..$#row ) {
 			my $cell = $row[$c];
 			if ( defined $cell ){
-				my $gen_error = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Validator::Error::General->new( 
+				my $gen_error = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Validator::Error::General->new(
 					identifier => $name,
 					cell       => $cell,
 					field      => $header[$c]
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ sub run {
 
 		# mandatory cells
 		my $mandatory = [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 ];
-		my $mandatory_error = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Validator::Error::MandatoryCells->new( 
-			row => \@row, 
+		my $mandatory_error = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Validator::Error::MandatoryCells->new(
+			row => \@row,
 			mandatory => $mandatory
 		)->validate;
 		push( @errors_found, $mandatory_error ) if ( $mandatory_error->triggered );
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ sub run {
 			push( @errors_found, $pubmed_id_error ) if ( $pubmed_id_error->triggered );
 		}
 	}
-		
+
 	#--------------#
 	# write report #
 	#--------------#
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ sub run {
 	# edit/fix where possible #
 	#-------------------------#
 
-	
+
 	return (scalar(@errors_found) > 0) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateManifest.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateManifest.pm
index 996f956..b5daadb 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateManifest.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/CommandLine/ValidateManifest.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::ValidateManifest
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 	use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::CommandLine::ValidateManifest;
-	
+
 
 =head1 METHODS
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ has 'edit' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Bool', required => 0);
 has 'help' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Bool', required => 0);
 has 'config_file' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Maybe[Str]', required => 0, default => $ENV{'ENA_SUBMISSIONS_CONFIG'});
 
-has 'ena_base_path' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/');
+has 'ena_base_path' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/');
 has 'taxon_lookup_service' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str', default => 'http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=taxonomy&report=xml&id=');
 has 'data_root' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Maybe[Str]', required => 0, default => $ENV{'ENA_SUBMISSIONS_DATA'});
 has 'valid_countries_file' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', , lazy => 1, builder => '_build_valid_countries_file');
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/ProjectAccession.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/ProjectAccession.pm
index 99cd967..57088fc 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/ProjectAccession.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/ProjectAccession.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML;
 
 has 'accession'   => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
 has 'identifier'  => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
-has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/');
+has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/');
 
 sub validate {
 	my $self = shift;
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ sub validate {
 
 	if( $acc =~ m/^ERP/ || $acc =~ m/^SRP/ || $acc =~ m/^PRJ/ ){
 		# pull XML from ENA and verify that it isn't empty
-		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc&display=xml",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
-		
-		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid study accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) if( !(defined $xml->{STUDY} || defined $xml->{PROJECT}) );		
+		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
+
+		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid study accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) if( !(defined $xml->{STUDY} || defined $xml->{PROJECT}) );
 	}
 	else {
 		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid study accession - must take format ERPxxxxx, SRPxxxxx or PRJxxxx" );
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ sub validate {
 }
 
 sub fix_it {
-	
+
 }
 
 no Moose;
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/RunAccession.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/RunAccession.pm
index 74d8600..32f20c2 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/RunAccession.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/RunAccession.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML;
 
 has 'accession'   => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
 has 'identifier'  => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
-has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/');
+has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/');
 
 sub validate {
 	my $self = shift;
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ sub validate {
 
 	if( $acc =~ m/^ERR/ || $acc =~ m/^SRR/){
 		# pull XML from ENA and verify that it isn't empty
-		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc&display=xml",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
-		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid run accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) unless ( defined $xml->{RUN} );		
+		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
+		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid run accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) unless ( defined $xml->{RUN} );
 	}
 	else {
 		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid run accession - must take format ERRxxxxx or SRRxxxxx" );
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ sub validate {
 }
 
 sub fix_it {
-	
+
 }
 
 no Moose;
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/SampleAccession.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/SampleAccession.pm
index 635ca6c..51127ae 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/SampleAccession.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/Validator/Error/SampleAccession.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML;
 
 has 'accession'   => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
 has 'identifier'  => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1 );
-has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/');
+has 'ena_base_path'     => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',      default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/');
 
 sub validate {
 	my $self = shift;
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ sub validate {
 
 	if( $acc =~ m/^ERS/ || $acc =~ m/^SAM/ || $acc =~ m/^SRS/){
 		# pull XML from ENA and verify that it isn't empty
-		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc&display=xml",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
-		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid sample accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) unless ( defined $xml->{SAMPLE} );		
+		my $xml = Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML->new( url => $self->ena_base_path."$acc",ena_base_path => $self->ena_base_path )->parse_from_url;
+		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid sample accession - could not be found at the ENA" ) unless ( defined $xml->{SAMPLE} );
 	}
 	else {
 		$self->set_error_message( $id, "Invalid sample accession - must take format ERSxxxx, SAMxxxx, or SRSxxxxx" );
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ sub validate {
 }
 
 sub fix_it {
-	
+
 }
 
 no Moose;
 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/XML.pm b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/XML.pm
index d66bbc2..379ae6e 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/XML.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/ENA/DataSubmission/XML.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 	use Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::XML;
-	
+
 
 
 =head1 METHODS
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ has 'outfile'            => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',                required
 has 'root'               => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Str',                required => 0, default => 'root' );
 has '_fields'            => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'ArrayRef',           required => 0, lazy_build => 1 );
 has 'validation_report'  => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'XML::LibXML::Error', required => 0 );
-has 'ena_base_path'      => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',                default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/' );
+has 'ena_base_path'      => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',                default  => 'http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/xml/' );
 has 'proxy'              => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Str',                default  => 'http://wwwcache.sanger.ac.uk:3128' );
 has 'attributes_to_delete' => (
     is      => 'ro',
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ sub update_sample {
 
     my $acc = $sample->{'sample_accession'};
     ( defined $acc ) or Bio::ENA::DataSubmission::Exception::InvalidInput->throw( error => "Accession number data not present\n" );
-    $self->url( $self->ena_base_path . "$acc&display=xml" );
+    $self->url( $self->ena_base_path . "$acc" );
 
     my $xml = $self->parse_from_url;
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ sub parse_from_url {
 sub parse_xml_metadata {
     my ( $self, $acc ) = @_;
 
-    $self->url( $self->ena_base_path . $acc . "&display=xml" );
+    $self->url( $self->ena_base_path . $acc );
     my $xml    = $self->parse_from_url;
     my @fields = @{ $self->_fields };
 
diff --git a/t/data/ERP001039&display=xml b/t/data/ERP001039
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERP001039&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERP001039
diff --git a/t/data/ERR363472&display=xml b/t/data/ERR363472
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERR363472&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERR363472
diff --git a/t/data/ERR369155&display=xml b/t/data/ERR369155
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERR369155&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERR369155
diff --git a/t/data/ERR369164&display=xml b/t/data/ERR369164
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERR369164&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERR369164
diff --git a/t/data/ERS001491&display=xml b/t/data/ERS001491
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS001491&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS001491
diff --git a/t/data/ERS002783&display=xml b/t/data/ERS002783
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS002783&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS002783
diff --git a/t/data/ERS023435&display=xml b/t/data/ERS023435
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS023435&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS023435
diff --git a/t/data/ERS092760&display=xml b/t/data/ERS092760
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS092760&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS092760
diff --git a/t/data/ERS311393&display=xml b/t/data/ERS311393
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS311393&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS311393
diff --git a/t/data/ERS311489&display=xml b/t/data/ERS311489
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS311489&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS311489
diff --git a/t/data/ERS311560&display=xml b/t/data/ERS311560
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS311560&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS311560
diff --git a/t/data/ERS486637&display=xml b/t/data/ERS486637
similarity index 100%
rename from t/data/ERS486637&display=xml
rename to t/data/ERS486637