diff --git a/app/models/hgv_trans_identifier.rb b/app/models/hgv_trans_identifier.rb
index 17d521c2e..6fc27b96a 100644
--- a/app/models/hgv_trans_identifier.rb
+++ b/app/models/hgv_trans_identifier.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def xml_title_text
   # - *Returns* :
   #   - new translation identifier
   def self.new_from_template(publication)
-    if self.related_text.nil?
+    if publication.related_text.nil?
       raise 'No related text to create translation from—this error may occur because the only text associated with this publication is a reprint stub.'
       return nil
     end
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def self.new_from_template(publication)
   
   # Returns the 'last' DDB Text identifier that is not a reprint in this tranlsations publication
   def related_text
-    self.publication.identifiers.select{|i| (i.class == DDBIdentifier) && !i.is_reprinted?}.last
+    self.publication.related_text
   end
   
   # Place any actions you always want to perform on translation identifier content prior to it being committed in this method
diff --git a/app/models/publication.rb b/app/models/publication.rb
index 9be2b97c8..43f6ac36a 100644
--- a/app/models/publication.rb
+++ b/app/models/publication.rb
@@ -1523,6 +1523,10 @@ def creatable_identifiers
     return creatable_identifiers
   end
 
+  def related_text
+    self.identifiers.select{|i| (i.class == DDBIdentifier) && !i.is_reprinted?}.last
+  end
+
   protected
     #Returns title string in form acceptable to  ".git/refs/"
     def title_to_ref(str)