diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/CatalogApi.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/CatalogApi.java
index e6751f8e3ef..08d060e3ca5 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/CatalogApi.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/CatalogApi.java
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ public void exportAsPdf(
 
         final SearchResponse searchResponse = searchManager.query(
             String.format(
-                "uuid:(\"%s\")",
-                String.join("\" or \"", uuidList)),
+                "uuid:(\"%s\") AND NOT draft:\"y\"", // Skip working copies as duplicate UUIDs cause the PDF xslt to fail
+                String.join("\" OR \"", uuidList)),
             EsFilterBuilder.buildPermissionsFilter(ApiUtils.createServiceContext(httpRequest)),
             searchFieldsForPdf, 0, maxhits);