diff --git a/svc/cataloguing/automatic_linker.pl b/svc/cataloguing/automatic_linker.pl
index 228e01f402..c132fe2473 100755
--- a/svc/cataloguing/automatic_linker.pl
+++ b/svc/cataloguing/automatic_linker.pl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ my $record = TransformHtmlToMarc($input,1);
 
 my ( $headings_changed, $results ) = BiblioAutoLink (
     $record,
-    $input->param('frameworkcode'),
+    scalar $input->param('frameworkcode'),
     1
 );