diff --git a/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php b/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
index 54e889da576..03d29099cd4 100644
--- a/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/importexport/onix30/filter/MonographONIX30XmlFilter.inc.php
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function createProductNode($doc, $submission, $publicationFormat) {
 		}
 
 		if (sizeof($authors) == 0) { // this will probably never happen, but include the possibility.
-			$descDetailNode->appendChild($this->_buildTextNode($doc, 'NoContributor', '')); // empty state of fact.
+			$descDetailNode->appendChild($doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'NoContributor')); // empty state of fact.
 		}
 
 		/* --- Add Language elements --- */