diff --git a/pic-sure-api-war/src/main/java/edu/harvard/dbmi/avillach/service/PicsureQueryService.java b/pic-sure-api-war/src/main/java/edu/harvard/dbmi/avillach/service/PicsureQueryService.java
index 0bc3323c..d913a520 100644
--- a/pic-sure-api-war/src/main/java/edu/harvard/dbmi/avillach/service/PicsureQueryService.java
+++ b/pic-sure-api-war/src/main/java/edu/harvard/dbmi/avillach/service/PicsureQueryService.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import edu.harvard.dbmi.avillach.util.Utilities;
 import edu.harvard.dbmi.avillach.util.exception.ApplicationException;
 import edu.harvard.dbmi.avillach.util.exception.ProtocolException;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -319,6 +320,10 @@ private Query copyQuery(QueryRequest dataQueryRequest, Resource resource, QueryS
 			metaData.put("commonAreaUUID", dataQueryRequest.getCommonAreaUUID());
 		}
 
+		if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(dataQueryRequest.getInstitutionOfOrigin())) {
+			metaData.put("site", dataQueryRequest.getCommonAreaUUID());
+		}
+
 		queryEntity.setQuery(queryJson);
 
 		if (!metaData.isEmpty()) {