diff --git a/metadata_backend/api/handlers/publish.py b/metadata_backend/api/handlers/publish.py
index a75da396..5a1683f7 100644
--- a/metadata_backend/api/handlers/publish.py
+++ b/metadata_backend/api/handlers/publish.py
@@ -443,11 +443,13 @@ async def _publish_rems(self, submission: dict[str, Any], obj_op: ObjectOperator
             if "metaxIdentifier" in ds:
                 new_description = ds["description"] + f"\n\nSD Apply's Application link: {rems_url}"
                 await self.metax_handler.update_draft_dataset_description(ds["metaxIdentifier"], new_description)
+
+            # Update metadata object with preserved rems info that might need later
             await obj_op.update_metadata_object(
                 ds["schema"],
                 ds["accession_id"],
                 {
-                    "rems": {
+                    "internal_rems": {
                         "url": rems_url,
                         "resourceId": resource_id,
                         "catalogueId": catalogue_id,
diff --git a/metadata_backend/helpers/schemas/submission.json b/metadata_backend/helpers/schemas/submission.json
index 815adf5e..ecf7f677 100644
--- a/metadata_backend/helpers/schemas/submission.json
+++ b/metadata_backend/helpers/schemas/submission.json
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@
                             }
                         }
                     },
-                    "rems": {
+                    "internal_rems": {
                         "url": {
                             "type": "string",
                             "title": "URL for application to apply access for dataset in REMS"
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_publications.py b/tests/integration/test_publications.py
index 7e362ac9..eed25b91 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_publications.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_publications.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def test_minimal_fega_json_publication_rems(self, client_logged_in, submis
             LOG.debug(f"Checking that dataset {ds_id} in submission {submission_fega} has rems data")
             res = await resp.json()
             assert res["accessionId"] == ds_id, "expected dataset id does not match"
-            assert "rems" in res, "expected rems field not found in dataset"
-            assert "url" in res["rems"], "expected url not found in rems field"
-            assert "resourceId" in res["rems"], "expected resourceId not found in rems field"
-            assert "catalogueId" in res["rems"], "expected catalogueId not found in rems field"
+            assert "internal_rems" in res, "expected internal_rems field not found in dataset"
+            assert "url" in res["internal_rems"], "expected url not found in internal_rems field"
+            assert "resourceId" in res["internal_rems"], "expected resourceId not found in internal_rems field"
+            assert "catalogueId" in res["internal_rems"], "expected catalogueId not found in internal_rems field"