diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/VariantSummaryConverter.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/VariantSummaryConverter.java
index c9ee5d451..64638626d 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/VariantSummaryConverter.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/VariantSummaryConverter.java
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public List<VariantSummaryDocument> convertContextToDocument(VariantContext ctx,
 			taxon.setName(speciesType.getName());
 			taxon.setCurie(speciesType.getTaxonID());
 			Species species = new Species();
+			species.setFullName(speciesType.getName());
 			species.setAbbreviation(speciesType.getAbbreviation());
 			taxon.setSpecies(species);
 		}