diff --git a/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php b/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
index 7ca4c146054..08a626a5bbd 100644
--- a/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function createProductNode($doc, $submission, $publicationFormat) {
 
 			$userGroupOnixMap = array('AU' => 'A01', 'VE' => 'B01', 'CA' => 'A01', 'Trans' => 'B06', 'PE' => 'B21'); // From List17, ContributorRole types.
 
-			$role = array_key_exists($userGroup->getLocalizedAbbrev(), $userGroupOnixMap) ? $userGroupOnixMap[$userGroup->getLocalizedAbbrev()] : 'Z99'; // Z99 - unknown contributor type.
+			$role = array_key_exists($userGroup->getAbbrev($publication->getData('locale')), $userGroupOnixMap) ? $userGroupOnixMap[$userGroup->getAbbrev($publication->getData('locale'))] : 'Z99'; // Z99 - unknown contributor type.
 
 			$contributorNode->appendChild($this->_buildTextNode($doc, 'ContributorRole', $role));
 			$contributorNode->appendChild($this->_buildTextNode($doc, 'PersonName', $author->getFullName(false)));