diff --git a/controller/interfaces/networkelement/networkElement.go b/controller/interfaces/networkelement/networkElement.go
index 4323c860035cf224eeaf07002610819721d2b96e..18b5b6b4b248224e7f9b94708928a3d109efada1 100644
--- a/controller/interfaces/networkelement/networkElement.go
+++ b/controller/interfaces/networkelement/networkElement.go
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ type LoadedNetworkElement struct {
 
 	Metadata conflict.Metadata `json:"metadata" bson:"metadata"`
 
-	PndID string `json:"pndid,omitempty"`
+	PndID string `json:"pnd_id" bson:"pnd_id"`
 }
diff --git a/controller/nucleus/networkElementService.go b/controller/nucleus/networkElementService.go
index a8c96afb6d48695e54ac71d7a676404b1b79f12c..ae67f933598a3efeb47d9b36d38d563cc1b27ca5 100644
--- a/controller/nucleus/networkElementService.go
+++ b/controller/nucleus/networkElementService.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func (s *NetworkElementService) createNetworkElementFromStore(loadedNetworkEleme
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	//TODO(PND): remove when pndID can be added to stored MNE!
 	fmt.Println(loadedNetworkElement.PndID)
 
 	mne, err := NewNetworkElement(