diff --git a/src/pds_doi_service/core/actions/update.py b/src/pds_doi_service/core/actions/update.py
index f0630a12..2237e368 100644
--- a/src/pds_doi_service/core/actions/update.py
+++ b/src/pds_doi_service/core/actions/update.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.doi import Doi
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.doi import DoiStatus
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.exceptions import collect_exception_classes_and_messages
+from pds_doi_service.core.entities.exceptions import UnknownIdentifierException
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.exceptions import CriticalDOIException
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.exceptions import DuplicatedTitleDOIException
 from pds_doi_service.core.entities.exceptions import InputFormatException
@@ -220,36 +221,68 @@ def _update_dois(self, dois):
         updated_dois = []
 
         for updated_doi in dois:
-            if not updated_doi.doi :
-                if self._force:
-                    updated_doi.doi = self._record_service
-                else:
-                    raise WarningDOIException(
-                        f"Record provided for identifier {updated_doi.pds_identifier} does not have a DOI assigned in the label.\n"
-                        "Use the Reserve action to acquire a DOI and add it in the Citation_Information/doi tag \n"
-                        "if the version of PDS4 information model you are using allows it."
+            if updated_doi.doi:
+                existing_doi = self._get_doi_record_from_doi_identifier(updated_doi.doi)
+            elif self._force:
+                try:
+                    # try to get DOI from the local database
+                    existing_doi = self._get_doi_record_from_pds_identifier(updated_doi.pds_identifier)
+                except UnknownIdentifierException as e:
+                    raise CriticalDOIException(
+                        f"The identifier {updated_doi.pds_identifier} does not have DOI yet"
+                        "use the reserve step to get one"
                     )
 
+            else:
+                raise WarningDOIException(
+                    f"Record provided for identifier {updated_doi.pds_identifier} does not have a DOI assigned.\n"
+                    "Add it in the Citation_Information/doi tag in the label\n"
+                    " if the version of PDS4 information model you are using allows it.\n"
+                    "Otherwise ignore this warning"
+                )
+
+            updated_doi = self._meld_dois(existing_doi, updated_doi)
+
+            updated_dois.append(updated_doi)
 
-            # Get the record from the transaction database for the current DOI value
-            transaction_record = self._list_action.transaction_for_doi(updated_doi.doi)
+        return updated_dois
 
-            # Get the last output label associated with the transaction.
-            # This represents the latest version of the metadata for the DOI.
-            output_label = self._list_action.output_label_for_transaction(transaction_record)
+    def _get_doi_record_from_pds_identifier(self, pds_identifier):
 
-            # Output labels can contain multiple entries, so get only the one for
-            # the current DOI value
-            existing_doi_label, _ = self._web_parser.get_record_for_doi(output_label, updated_doi.doi)
+        # Get the record from the transaction database for the current DOI value
+        transaction_record = self._list_action.transaction_for_identifier(pds_identifier)
 
-            # Parse the existing Doi object, and meld it with the new one
-            existing_dois, _ = self._web_parser.parse_dois_from_label(existing_doi_label)
+        # Get the last output label associated with the transaction.
+        # This represents the latest version of the metadata for the DOI.
+        output_label = self._list_action.output_label_for_transaction(transaction_record)
 
-            updated_doi = self._meld_dois(existing_dois[0], updated_doi)
+        # Output labels can contain multiple entries, so get only the one for
+        # the current DOI value
+        existing_doi_label, _ = self._web_parser.get_record_for_identifier(output_label, pds_identifier)
 
-            updated_dois.append(updated_doi)
+        # Parse the existing Doi object, and meld it with the new one
+        existing_dois, _ = self._web_parser.parse_dois_from_label(existing_doi_label)
+
+        return existing_dois[0]
+
+    def _get_doi_record_from_doi_identifier(self, doi_identifier):
+
+        # Get the record from the transaction database for the current DOI value
+        transaction_record = self._list_action.transaction_for_doi(doi_identifier)
+
+        # Get the last output label associated with the transaction.
+        # This represents the latest version of the metadata for the DOI.
+        output_label = self._list_action.output_label_for_transaction(transaction_record)
+
+        # Output labels can contain multiple entries, so get only the one for
+        # the current DOI value
+        existing_doi_label, _ = self._web_parser.get_record_for_doi(output_label, doi_identifier)
+
+        # Parse the existing Doi object, and meld it with the new one
+        existing_dois, _ = self._web_parser.parse_dois_from_label(existing_doi_label)
+
+        return existing_dois[0]
 
-        return updated_dois
 
     def _validate_dois(self, dois):
         """
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/bundle_pds4.xml b/tests/end_to_end/bundle_pds4.xml
index 580dbd25..6d719e2a 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/bundle_pds4.xml
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/bundle_pds4.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                 xmlns="http://pds.nasa.gov/pds4/pds/v1">
 <Identification_Area>
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 <logical_identifier>{{random_lid}}</logical_identifier>
 <version_id>1.0</version_id>
 <title>InSight Cameras Bundle</title>
+=======
+<logical_identifier>urn:nasa:pds:insight_cameras</logical_identifier>
+<version_id>54.0</version_id>
+<title>InSight Cameras XXXX Example Bundle</title>
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 <information_model_version>1.11.1.0</information_model_version>
 <product_class>Product_Bundle</product_class>
 <Citation_Information>
@@ -20,6 +26,10 @@
 <description>
 InSight Cameras Experiment Data Record (EDR) and Reduced Data Record (RDR) Data Products
 </description>
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
+=======
+<doi>10.13143/43g3-kk20</doi>
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 </Citation_Information>
 </Identification_Area>
 <Context_Area>