diff --git a/doi2dataset.py b/doi2dataset.py
index 9cbd676..f53e5e2 100755
--- a/doi2dataset.py
+++ b/doi2dataset.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class Person:
                 else:
                     return_dict["affiliation"] = ""
             else:
-                return_dict["affiliation"] = ""
+                return_dict["affiliation"] = self.affiliation if self.affiliation else ""
 
             return return_dict