diff --git a/src/cwl_ica/classes/icav2_bunch_classes.py b/src/cwl_ica/classes/icav2_bunch_classes.py
index 643cc9a..deaf949 100644
--- a/src/cwl_ica/classes/icav2_bunch_classes.py
+++ b/src/cwl_ica/classes/icav2_bunch_classes.py
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ def create_bundle_from_bunch_version(self, icav2_access_token: str):
         :return:
         """
 
-        bundle_obj = generate_empty_bundle(
+        self.bundle_id = generate_empty_bundle(
             bundle_name=self.bundle_name,
             bundle_version=self.bundle_version,
             bundle_description=self.bundle_description,
@@ -1068,9 +1068,6 @@ def create_bundle_from_bunch_version(self, icav2_access_token: str):
             icav2_access_token=icav2_access_token,
         )
 
-        # Get bundle id
-        self.bundle_id = bundle_obj.id
-
         # Set bundle url
         self.bundle_url = f"https://ica.illumina.com/ica/bundles/{self.bundle_id}/bundleDetails"
 
diff --git a/src/cwl_ica/utils/icav2_gh_helpers.py b/src/cwl_ica/utils/icav2_gh_helpers.py
index ae66db4..3bebbc6 100644
--- a/src/cwl_ica/utils/icav2_gh_helpers.py
+++ b/src/cwl_ica/utils/icav2_gh_helpers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 import json
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML, CommentedMap, CommentedSeq
+from wrapica.bundle import get_bundle_obj_from_bundle_id
 
 # Wrapica
 from wrapica.data import Data
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ def generate_empty_bundle(
     categories: List[str],
     pipeline_release_url: str,
     icav2_access_token: str
-):
+) -> str:
     """
     Generate an empty bundle
     :param bundle_name:
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ def generate_empty_bundle(
     :param categories:
     :param pipeline_release_url:
     :param icav2_access_token:
-    :return:
+    :return: The bundle id
     """
     # Create pipeline from GitHub release
     proc_environ = os.environ.copy()
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ def generate_empty_bundle(
         }
     )
 
-    link_data_command = [
+    generate_empty_bundle_command = [
         f"{os.environ['ICAV2_CLI_PLUGINS_HOME']}/pyenv/bin/python",
         f"{os.environ['ICAV2_CLI_PLUGINS_HOME']}/pyenv/bin/icav2-cli-plugins.py",
         "bundles",
@@ -546,23 +547,26 @@ def generate_empty_bundle(
         "--short-description", bundle_description,
         "--bundle-version", bundle_version,
         "--bundle-version-description", bundle_version_description,
+        "--json"
     ]
 
     # Extend with categories
     for category in categories:
-        link_data_command.extend(["--category", category])
+        generate_empty_bundle_command.extend(["--category", category])
 
-    link_data_returncode, link_data_stdout, link_data_stderr = run_subprocess_proc(
-        link_data_command,
+    generate_empty_bundle_returncode, generate_empty_bundle_stdout, generate_empty_bundle_stderr = run_subprocess_proc(
+        generate_empty_bundle_command,
         env=proc_environ,
         capture_output=True
     )
 
-    if not link_data_returncode == 0:
-        logger.error(f"{link_data_stdout}")
-        logger.error(f"{link_data_stderr}")
+    if not generate_empty_bundle_returncode == 0:
+        logger.error(f"{generate_empty_bundle_stdout}")
+        logger.error(f"{generate_empty_bundle_stderr}")
         raise ChildProcessError
 
+    return json.loads(generate_empty_bundle_stdout).get("id")
+
 
 def add_data_to_bundle(bundle_id, data_id, icav2_access_token: str):
     """