diff --git a/semantik-adapter/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/eingang/semantik/formbased/MantelantragFormBasedMapper.java b/semantik-adapter/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/eingang/semantik/formbased/MantelantragFormBasedMapper.java
index a70263b2acc1215ed495c94698401bc9a814db8f..e0b943c707fe2346ccc383406a2ac8db6425be13 100644
--- a/semantik-adapter/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/eingang/semantik/formbased/MantelantragFormBasedMapper.java
+++ b/semantik-adapter/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/eingang/semantik/formbased/MantelantragFormBasedMapper.java
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public class MantelantragFormBasedMapper implements FormBasedMapper {
 	public FormData adaptFormData(FormData formData) {
 		var fieldMap = formData.getFormData();
 		var slotIndex = findSlotIndex(fieldMap);
-		UnaryOperator<String> getValueOrEmpty = field -> getFieldByKey(
+		UnaryOperator<String> getValueOrEmpty = field -> getFieldByKeyOrEmpty(
 				fieldMap,
 				getNameForSlotIndex(field, slotIndex)
-		).orElse("");
+		);
 		var organisationseinheitId = getValueOrEmpty.apply(ORGANISATIONSEINHEIT_ID_FIELD);
 
 		if (organisationseinheitId.isBlank()) {
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ public class MantelantragFormBasedMapper implements FormBasedMapper {
 	int findSlotIndex(Map<String, Object> fieldMap) {
 		var identifier = environment.getProperty("ozgcloud.xta.identifier");
 		return IntStream.range(0, 3)
-				.filter(slotIndex -> getFieldByKey(
+				.filter(slotIndex -> getFieldByKeyOrEmpty(
 								fieldMap,
 								getNameForSlotIndex(ZUSTELLUNG_NACHRICHTENBROKER_FIELD, slotIndex)
-						)
-								.map(value -> value.equals(identifier))
-								.orElse(false)
+						).equals(identifier)
 				)
 				.findFirst()
 				.orElseThrow(() -> new TechnicalException("No matching nachrichtenbroker address '%s' found!".formatted(identifier)));
@@ -85,9 +83,10 @@ public class MantelantragFormBasedMapper implements FormBasedMapper {
 		return slotIndex > 0 ? "%s%d".formatted(name, slotIndex + 1) : name;
 	}
 
-	private Optional<String> getFieldByKey(Map<String, Object> fieldMap, String key) {
+	private String getFieldByKeyOrEmpty(Map<String, Object> fieldMap, String key) {
 		return Optional.ofNullable(MapUtils.getString(fieldMap, key))
-				.map(String::trim);
+				.map(String::trim)
+				.orElse("");
 	}
 
 }