diff --git a/app/models/client.rb b/app/models/client.rb
index 1c209ab55..08c3f43b2 100644
--- a/app/models/client.rb
+++ b/app/models/client.rb
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ def target_id=(value)
     return nil unless c.present?
 
     client_target = c.records.first
+    Rails.logger.info "[Transfer] with target client #{client_target.symbol}"
 
     Doi.transfer(client_id: symbol.downcase, client_target_id: client_target.id)
   end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/client.rake b/lib/tasks/client.rake
index 5ede33029..9c56a4785 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/client.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/client.rake
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace :client do
     end
 
     # update dois
-    Doi.transfer(from_date: "2011-01-01", client_id: client.symbol, client_target_id: target.symbol)
+    Doi.transfer(from_date: "2011-01-01", client_id: client.symbol, client_target_id: target.id)
 
     prefixes.each do |prefix|
       provider_prefix = ProviderPrefix.create(provider: target.provider, prefix: prefix)