diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/synbiohub/sbh3/submit/SubmitPayload.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/synbiohub/sbh3/submit/SubmitPayload.java
index 5f476b08..8f0ac061 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/synbiohub/sbh3/submit/SubmitPayload.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/synbiohub/sbh3/submit/SubmitPayload.java
@@ -86,4 +86,8 @@ public String collectionDisplayId() {
     public void setOverwrite_merge(String overwriteMerge) {
         this.overwriteMerge = overwriteMerge;
     }
+
+    public void setRootCollections(String rootCollections) {
+        this.collectionUri = rootCollections;
+    }
 }