diff --git a/core/registrar.py b/core/registrar.py
index 046f5db66555468ce1462d1cf2cab763225c7453..cd0a4cffa77bde9bca896d7e63d6c8b7b007e221 100644
--- a/core/registrar.py
+++ b/core/registrar.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pvs_instance.settings")
 django.setup()
 
 from eoxserver.backends import access
+from eoxserver.backends import models as backends
 from eoxserver.resources.coverages import models
 from eoxserver.resources.coverages.registration.product import (
     ProductRegistrator
@@ -104,26 +105,39 @@ def add_mask(product):
     )
 
 
-def get_product_level(product):
+def get_product_type_and_level(metadata_item):
+    with access.vsi_open(metadata_item) as f:
+        tree = lxml.etree.parse(f)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
     try:
-        metadata_item = product.metadata_items.all()[0]
-        with access.vsi_open(metadata_item) as f:
-            tree = lxml.etree.parse(f)
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        xp = '/gsc:report/gsc:opt_metadata/gml:metaDataProperty/gsc:EarthObservationMetaData/eop:parentIdentifier/text()'
+        xp = '//gml:using/eop:EarthObservationEquipment/eop:platform/eop:Platform/eop:shortName/text()'
         product_type_name = tree.xpath(xp, namespaces=root.nsmap)[0]
-        if product_type_name.endswith('Level_1'):
-            return 'Level_1'
-        if product_type_name.endswith('Level_3'):
-            return 'Level_3'
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(
+            'Failed to determine product type of %s, error was %s'
+            % (metadata_item.location, e)
+        )
+
+    try:
+        xp = '//gml:metaDataProperty/gsc:EarthObservationMetaData/eop:parentIdentifier/text()'
+        parent_identifier = tree.xpath(xp, namespaces=root.nsmap)[0]
+
+        print("parent identifier --->", parent_identifier)
+        if parent_identifier.endswith('Level_1'):
+            level = 'Level_1'
+        if parent_identifier.endswith('Level_3'):
+            level = 'Level_3'
         else:
-            raise Exception('Invalid product type name %s' % product_type_name)
+            raise Exception('Invalid parent identifier type name %s' % parent_identifier)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(
-            'Failed to determine product level for product %s, error was %s'
-            % (product.identifier, e)
+            'Failed to determine product level of %s, error was %s'
+            % (metadata_item.location, e)
         )
 
+    return product_type_name, level
+
 
 class RegistrationError(Exception):
     pass
@@ -172,7 +186,10 @@ def registrar(
             % objects_prefix
         )
 
-    product_type = data_package.split("/")[2]
+    storage = backends.Storage.objects.get(name=upload_container)
+    metadata_item = models.MetaDataItem(storage=storage, location=metadata_package)
+
+    product_type, level = get_product_type_and_level(metadata_item)
 
     product, replaced = ProductRegistrator().register(
         metadata_locations=[[upload_container,
@@ -184,12 +201,12 @@ def registrar(
         package_path=None,
         overrides={},
     )
+
     collection = models.Collection.objects.get(
         identifier=collection
     )
     models.collection_insert_eo_object(collection, product)
 
-    level = get_product_level(product)
     if level == 'Level_1':
         collection_level_1 = models.Collection.objects.get(
             identifier="%s_Level_1" % collection