--- a/src/net/timbusproject/dpes/alternative/AlternativesBuilder/AlternativesBuilderHelper.java
+++ b/src/net/timbusproject/dpes/alternative/AlternativesBuilder/AlternativesBuilderHelper.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     private static IRI renameIndividual(IRI individualAtRisk, String replacingIndividual, OWLOntology modifiedModel) throws OwlElementNotFoundException {
         OwlApiFacade model = new OwlApiFacade(modifiedModel);
-        IRI sourceIRI = model.createIri(OwlApiFacade.getFragment(individualAtRisk));
+        IRI sourceIRI = model.createIri(OwlApiFacade.getFragment(individualAtRisk)); // TODO: check why this was needed could be just: individualAtRisk;
         if (!model.containsIndividual(sourceIRI.toString())) {
             throw new PreservationIdentifierException("Original individual not found in modified model: " + sourceIRI);
         }