diff --git a/apps/drec-api/src/pods/device/device.service.ts b/apps/drec-api/src/pods/device/device.service.ts
index cb083c1a8..f1dad7086 100755
--- a/apps/drec-api/src/pods/device/device.service.ts
+++ b/apps/drec-api/src/pods/device/device.service.ts
@@ -183,8 +183,10 @@ export class DeviceService {
       const currentPage = pagenumber;
       const newDevices = [];
       await devices.map((device: Device) => {
+        device['internalexternalId'] = device.externalId;
         device.externalId = device.developerExternalId;
         delete device['developerExternalId'];
+
         delete device['organization'];
 
         newDevices.push(device);
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ export class DeviceService {
     //devices.externalId = devices.developerExternalId
     const newDevices = [];
     await devices.map((device: Device) => {
+      device['internalexternalId'] = device.externalId;
       device.externalId = device.developerExternalId;
       delete device['developerExternalId'];
       delete device['organization'];