diff --git a/Model/lib/psql/webready/orgSpecific/OrganismAbbreviation.psql b/Model/lib/psql/webready/orgSpecific/OrganismAbbreviation.psql
index 42dd053e9..8959fd0f1 100644
--- a/Model/lib/psql/webready/orgSpecific/OrganismAbbreviation.psql
+++ b/Model/lib/psql/webready/orgSpecific/OrganismAbbreviation.psql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 :CREATE_AND_POPULATE
         select tn.name as organism, o.name_for_filenames,
-	translate(':ORG_ABBREV', '.-', '') AS sanitized_org_abbrev,    -- remove . and - for use in database object names
+	o.sanitized_abbrev AS sanitized_org_abbrev,    -- remove . and - for use in database object names
         ':PROJECT_ID' as project_id, ':ORG_ABBREV' as org_abbrev, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP as modification_date 
 	from apidb.Organism o, sres.TaxonName tn
         where o.taxon_id = tn.taxon_id