diff --git a/src/app/indexingModel/controllers/IndexingModelController.php b/src/app/indexingModel/controllers/IndexingModelController.php
index 1b68a9eeb7796fd9301dd52d7b7dd3ba44b9e156..ea0a5cb1521ff157ee10b4e877e95a9a7dc30646 100644
--- a/src/app/indexingModel/controllers/IndexingModelController.php
+++ b/src/app/indexingModel/controllers/IndexingModelController.php
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ class IndexingModelController
                 $foundDoctype = true;
             } elseif ($field['identifier'] == 'subject') {
                 $foundSubject = true;
+            } elseif ($field['identifier'] == 'initiator') {
+                unset($body['fields'][$key]['default_value']);
             }
         }