diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
index c2db518415f..828f8d74391 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import { fadeIn, fadeInOut } from '../../../shared/animations/fade';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { ItemOperation } from '../item-operation/itemOperation.model';
-import { distinctUntilChanged, first, map, mergeMap, switchMap, toArray } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, map, mergeMap, switchMap, toArray } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { getItemEditRoute, getItemPageRoute } from '../../item-page-routing-paths';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
-import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import {
-  getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload, getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload,
+  getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload, getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload,
 } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { IdentifierDataService } from '../../../core/data/identifier-data.service';
 import { Identifier } from '../../../shared/object-list/identifier-data/identifier.model';
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.itemRD$ = this.route.parent.data.pipe(map((data) => data.dso));
     this.itemRD$.pipe(
-      first(),
       map((data: RemoteData<Item>) => data.payload)
     ).subscribe((item: Item) => {
       this.statusData = Object.assign({
@@ -105,12 +104,13 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
 
       // Observable for configuration determining whether the Register DOI feature is enabled
       let registerConfigEnabled$: Observable<boolean> = this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('identifiers.item-status.register-doi').pipe(
-        getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
-        getRemoteDataPayload(),
-        map((enabled: ConfigurationProperty) => {
-          if (enabled !== undefined && enabled.values) {
-            return true;
+        getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+        map((rd: RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>) => {
+          // If the config property is exposed via rest and has a value set, return it
+          if (rd.hasSucceeded && hasValue(rd.payload) && isNotEmpty(rd.payload.values)) {
+            return rd.payload.values[0] === 'true';
           }
+          // Otherwise, return false
           return false;
         })
       );