diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32ed80b..61f927f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 5.3.5 (2025-12-18)
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+- Curator- and Incoming-endpoints now return only the requested record and
+  no additional surrounding structures.
+
+
 # 5.3.4 (2025-12-17)
 
 ## Bugfixes
diff --git a/dump_things_service/__about__.py b/dump_things_service/__about__.py
index 77c9eb6..72cf967 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/__about__.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '5.3.4'
+__version__ = '5.3.5'
diff --git a/dump_things_service/curated.py b/dump_things_service/curated.py
index adc6d94..bb70aad 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/curated.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/curated.py
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ async def _read_curated_records(
     model_store, backend = await _get_store_and_backend(collection, api_key)
 
     if pid:
-        return backend.get_record_by_iri(model_store.pid_to_iri(pid))
+        record_info = backend.get_record_by_iri(model_store.pid_to_iri(pid))
+        if record_info:
+            return record_info.json_object
+        return None
     if class_name:
         result_list = backend.get_records_of_classes([class_name], matching)
     else:
diff --git a/dump_things_service/incoming.py b/dump_things_service/incoming.py
index ed8f6e6..ce123fc 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/incoming.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/incoming.py
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ async def _incoming_read_records(
     model_store, backend = await _get_store_and_backend(collection, label, api_key)
 
     if pid:
-        return backend.get_record_by_iri(model_store.pid_to_iri(pid))
+        record_info = backend.get_record_by_iri(model_store.pid_to_iri(pid))
+        if record_info:
+            return record_info.json_object
+        return None
     if class_name:
         result_list = backend.get_records_of_classes([class_name], matching)
     else:
diff --git a/dump_things_service/tests/test_curated.py b/dump_things_service/tests/test_curated.py
index b43896c..b1888c1 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/tests/test_curated.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/tests/test_curated.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_curated_delete(fastapi_client_simple):
         headers={'x-dumpthings-token': 'token_1_xxxxx'},
     )
     assert response.status_code == HTTP_200_OK
-    assert response.json()['json_object']['pid'] == 'abc:delete-me'
+    assert response.json()['pid'] == 'abc:delete-me'
 
     response = test_client.delete(
         '/collection_8/curated/record?pid=abc:delete-me',
diff --git a/dump_things_service/tests/test_incoming.py b/dump_things_service/tests/test_incoming.py
index 921a37c..f6efb05 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/tests/test_incoming.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/tests/test_incoming.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_incoming_delete(fastapi_client_simple):
         headers={'x-dumpthings-token': 'token_admin'},
     )
     assert response.status_code == HTTP_200_OK
-    assert response.json()['json_object']['pid'] == 'abc:delete-me'
+    assert response.json()['pid'] == 'abc:delete-me'
 
     response = test_client.delete(
         '/collection_7/incoming/admin_common/record?pid=abc:delete-me',