diff --git a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/XrefParser/RefSeqCoordinateParser.pm b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/XrefParser/RefSeqCoordinateParser.pm
index 1c09306f8ef9512f2c29a430c6656004f45a51f6..5959bebef363a43be52214b40bc5a8121a783a22 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/XrefParser/RefSeqCoordinateParser.pm
+++ b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/XrefParser/RefSeqCoordinateParser.pm
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ sub run_script {
               '-user'     => $ofuser,
               '-pass'     => $ofpass,
               '-dbname'   => $ofdbname,
-              '-species'  => $species_name.$ofhost,
+              '-species'  => $species_name,
               '-group'    => 'otherfeatures',
        );
+       $otherf_dba->dnadb($core_dba);
       } else {
 # Else database should be on staging
       $registry->load_registry_from_multiple_dbs(