diff --git a/classes/orcid/OrcidWork.php b/classes/orcid/OrcidWork.php
index ccbf1a27914..74b27469a3e 100644
--- a/classes/orcid/OrcidWork.php
+++ b/classes/orcid/OrcidWork.php
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ protected function getOrcidPublicationType(): string
     protected function getBibtexCitation(Submission $submission): string
     {
         $request = Application::get()->getRequest();
-        PluginRegistry::loadCategory('generic');
-        /** @var CitationStyleLanguagePlugin $citationPlugin */
-        $citationPlugin = PluginRegistry::getPlugin('generic', 'citationstylelanguageplugin');
         try {
+            PluginRegistry::loadCategory('generic');
+            /** @var CitationStyleLanguagePlugin $citationPlugin */
+            $citationPlugin = PluginRegistry::getPlugin('generic', 'citationstylelanguageplugin');
             return trim(
                 strip_tags(
                     $citationPlugin->getCitation(