diff --git a/app/models/madmp_fragment.rb b/app/models/madmp_fragment.rb
index 2ea3f2f..9ce5671 100644
--- a/app/models/madmp_fragment.rb
+++ b/app/models/madmp_fragment.rb
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@
     ).where.not(id: current_fragment_id)
 
     dmp_fragments.each do |fragment|
-      filtered_db_data = fragment.data.slice(*unicity_properties)
-      filtered_incoming_data = data.slice(*unicity_properties)
+      filtered_db_data = fragment.data.slice(*unicity_properties).compact
+      filtered_incoming_data = data.slice(*unicity_properties).compact
       next if filtered_db_data.empty?
 
       return fragment if filtered_db_data.eql?(filtered_incoming_data)