diff --git a/solidify-authorization-model/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/auth/model/AuthUser.java b/solidify-authorization-model/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/auth/model/AuthUser.java
index ab232d47334daba72ab506643f40e18e154ffbc4..13f90e884a3525801283c08c2a3347616745fcd6 100644
--- a/solidify-authorization-model/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/auth/model/AuthUser.java
+++ b/solidify-authorization-model/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/auth/model/AuthUser.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class AuthUser implements UserInfo, OrcidInfo {
   private AuthLoginInfo firstLogin;
   private AuthLoginInfo lastLogin;
   private String orcid;
-  private boolean verifiedOrcid;
+  private Boolean verifiedOrcid;
 
   public AuthUser() {
   }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class AuthUser implements UserInfo, OrcidInfo {
     return this.verifiedOrcid;
   }
 
-  public void setVerifiedOrcid(boolean verifiedOrcid) {
+  public void setVerifiedOrcid(Boolean verifiedOrcid) {
     this.verifiedOrcid = verifiedOrcid;
   }