diff --git a/site/cds_rdm/inspire_harvester/transform/mappers/identifiers.py b/site/cds_rdm/inspire_harvester/transform/mappers/identifiers.py
index 0ada59df..fea3c74e 100644
--- a/site/cds_rdm/inspire_harvester/transform/mappers/identifiers.py
+++ b/site/cds_rdm/inspire_harvester/transform/mappers/identifiers.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def map_value(self, src_record, ctx, logger):
                     "scheme": "inspire",
                     "identifier": ctx.inspire_id,
                     "relation_type": {"id": "isvariantformof"},
-                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+                    "resource_type": {"id": ctx.resource_type.value},
                 }
             )
 
diff --git a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/conftest.py b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/conftest.py
index 9cf631f4..f91b1eed 100644
--- a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/conftest.py
+++ b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/conftest.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def transformed_record_no_files():
                     "identifier": "1695540",
                     "scheme": "inspire",
                     "relation_type": {"id": "isversionof"},
-                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-dissertation"},
                 }
             ],
         },
diff --git a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_harvester_job.py b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_harvester_job.py
index 298770e9..58915139 100644
--- a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_harvester_job.py
+++ b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_harvester_job.py
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
                     },
                 },
                 "resource_type": {
-                    "id": "publication-other",
+                    "id": "publication-dissertation",
                     "title": {
                         "de": "Abschlussarbeit",
-                        "en": "Other",
+                        "en": "Thesis",
                     },
                 },
                 "scheme": "inspire",
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@
                     },
                 },
                 "resource_type": {
-                    "id": "publication-other",
+                    "id": "publication-dissertation",
                     "title": {
                         "de": "Abschlussarbeit",
-                        "en": "Other",
+                        "en": "Thesis",
                     },
                 },
                 "scheme": "inspire",
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@
                     },
                 },
                 "resource_type": {
-                    "id": "publication-other",
+                    "id": "publication-dissertation",
                     "title": {
                         "de": "Abschlussarbeit",
-                        "en": "Other",
+                        "en": "Thesis",
                     },
                 },
                 "scheme": "inspire",
diff --git a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_transformer.py b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_transformer.py
index 9b1911af..48e9867b 100644
--- a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_transformer.py
+++ b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_transformer.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def test_transform_related_identifiers(mock_normalize_isbn, running_app):
         "identifier": "12345",
         "scheme": "inspire",
         "relation_type": {"id": "isvariantformof"},
-        "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+        "resource_type": {"id": "other"},
     } in result
     assert {
         "identifier": "978-0-123456-78-9",
diff --git a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_update_create_logic.py b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_update_create_logic.py
index 6bdd7ac8..15b145a4 100644
--- a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_update_create_logic.py
+++ b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_update_create_logic.py
@@ -49,13 +49,7 @@ def test_new_non_CDS_record(
                     "en": "is variant of",
                 },
             },
-            "resource_type": {
-                "id": "publication-other",
-                "title": {
-                    "de": "Abschlussarbeit",
-                    "en": "Other",
-                },
-            },
+            "resource_type": created_record["metadata"]["resource_type"],
         }
     ]
     assert created_record["metadata"]["identifiers"] == [
@@ -147,7 +141,7 @@ def test_update_record_with_CDS_DOI_one_doc_type(
         "identifier": "2707794",
         "scheme": "inspire",
         "relation_type": {"id": "isvariantformof"},
-        "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+        "resource_type": {"id": "publication-preprint"},
     } in new_version.data["metadata"]["related_identifiers"]
 
     # clean up for other tests
diff --git a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_writer.py b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_writer.py
index a28c9edd..a0157862 100644
--- a/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_writer.py
+++ b/site/tests/inspire_harvester/test_writer.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def transformed_record_1_file(scope="function"):
                     "identifier": "2685275",
                     "scheme": "inspire",
                     "relation_type": {"id": "isversionof"},
-                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-dissertation"},
                 }
             ],
         },
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def transformed_record_2_files():
                     "identifier": "2685275",
                     "scheme": "inspire",
                     "relation_type": {"id": "isversionof"},
-                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-dissertation"},
                 }
             ],
         },
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def test_writer_2_records(
                     "identifier": "1793973",
                     "scheme": "inspire",
                     "relation_type": {"id": "isversionof"},
-                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-other"},
+                    "resource_type": {"id": "publication-dissertation"},
                 }
             ],
         },