diff --git a/src/app/pages/projects/manage-projects.component.ts b/src/app/pages/projects/manage-projects.component.ts
index 1615f1b..8ed0d01 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/projects/manage-projects.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/projects/manage-projects.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {CommunityService} from "../../openaireLibrary/connect/community/communit
                               [loading]="showLoadingInRemove" [community]="community">
     </remove-projects>
     <fs-modal #fsModalProjects>
-      <add-projects #addProjects   [community]="community"
+      <add-projects *ngIf="modalIsOpen" #addProjects   [community]="community"
                              (communityProjectsChanged)="communityProjectsChanged($event)"></add-projects>
     </fs-modal>
   `
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class ManageProjectsComponent implements OnInit {
   public body: string = "Send from page";
   public properties: EnvProperties = properties;
   public community: CommunityInfo = null;
+  modalIsOpen = false;
 
   constructor(private element: ElementRef,
               private title: Title,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export class ManageProjectsComponent implements OnInit {
     this.fullscreen.back = true;
     this.fullscreen.okButton = true;
     this.fullscreen.open();
+    this.modalIsOpen = true;
   }
 
   public communityProjectsChanged($event) {