diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/addOrcidIdToPerson.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/addOrcidIdToPerson.ftl
index eca559a1..b52c52fd 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/addOrcidIdToPerson.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/addOrcidIdToPerson.ftl
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 
         <p>
             <label for="orcidId">ORCID iD ${requiredHint}</label>
-            <input  size="35"  type="text" id="orcidId" name="orcidId" value="${orcidIdValue}" />
+            <input  size="35"  type="text" id="orcidIdDisplay" name="orcidIdDisplay" value="${orcidIdValue}" />
+            <input  type="hidden" id="orcidId" name="orcidId" value="" />
         </p>
 
         <input type="hidden" id="editKey" name="editKey" value="${editKey}"/>
diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/addOrcidIdToPersonUtils.js b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/addOrcidIdToPersonUtils.js
index 5a9cffad..b979c348 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/addOrcidIdToPersonUtils.js
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/addOrcidIdToPersonUtils.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var addOrcidIdToPersonUtils = {
     
     this.form = $('#personHasOrcidId');
     this.orcidId = $('#orcidId');
+    this.orcidIdDisplay = $('#orcidIdDisplay');
 
     },
     
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@ var addOrcidIdToPersonUtils = {
     
     buildOrcidIdURL: function() {
         
-        var orcidBase = "http://www.orcid.org/";
+        var orcidBase = "http://orcid.org/";
         var orcidIdVal = "";
-        if ( this.orcidId.val().length > 0 ) {
-            orcidIdVal = orcidBase + this.orcidId.val();
+        if ( this.orcidIdDisplay.val().length > 0 ) {
+            orcidIdVal = orcidBase + this.orcidIdDisplay.val();
             this.orcidId.val(orcidIdVal);
         }
     },