diff --git a/src/app/openaireLibrary b/src/app/openaireLibrary
index 9ef3f71..e0de892 160000
--- a/src/app/openaireLibrary
+++ b/src/app/openaireLibrary
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9ef3f71ea656dca035238bb4f715666348a29616
+Subproject commit e0de892998d76b2236babf3439ed532e4501145d
diff --git a/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholder-base.component.ts b/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholder-base.component.ts
index 41e3ed5..d8aaf29 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholder-base.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholder-base.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import {ChangeDetectorRef, Directive, OnInit} from "@angular/core";
 import {StakeholderBaseComponent} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor-admin/utils/stakeholder-base.component";
-import {Stakeholder, StakeholderType} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor/entities/stakeholder";
+import {StakeholderType} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor/entities/stakeholder";
 import {Option} from "../openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/input/input.component";
 import {FormBuilder, FormControl} from "@angular/forms";
 import {debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged} from "rxjs/operators";
 import {HelperFunctions} from "../openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
-import {StakeholderService} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor/services/stakeholder.service";
 import {LayoutService} from "../openaireLibrary/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/layout.service";
 import {IrishMonitorService} from "./irish-monitor.service";
 import {StakeholderPublication} from "./irish";
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ export class BrowseStakeholderBaseComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent imp
   pageSize: number = 10;
   parameters = {};
   keywordControl: FormControl;
+  hasPublications: boolean = true;
 
   /* Services */
   protected irishMonitorService: IrishMonitorService;
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ export class BrowseStakeholderBaseComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent imp
     this.subscriptions.push(this.irishMonitorService.getStakeholdersWithPublications(this.stakeholderType).subscribe(stakeholders => {
       this.stakeholders = stakeholders;
       this.filteredStakeholders = stakeholders;
+      this.hasPublications = this.stakeholders.length > 0 && this.stakeholders.filter(stakeholder => stakeholder.publications > 0).length > 0;
+      if(!this.hasPublications) {
+        this.sortBy = 'alphAsc';
+        this.sortOptions = this.sortOptions.filter(option => !!option.value);
+      }
       this.sortByChanged();
       this.filtering(this.keywordControl.value);
     }));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholders/browse-stakeholders.component.html b/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholders/browse-stakeholders.component.html
index 59120a3..9ca940e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholders/browse-stakeholders.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/browse-stakeholders/browse-stakeholders.component.html
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             <tr>
               <th>Logo</th>
               <th>Name</th>
-              <th># of Publications</th>
+              <th *ngIf="hasPublications"># of Publications</th>
               <th *ngIf="stakeholderType === 'funder'">Type</th>
               <!-- <th class="uk-flex uk-flex-middle">
                 <icon [name]="'open_access'" [flex]="true" [ratio]="0.8" class="open-access"></icon>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                   {{item.name}}
                 </div>
               </td>
-              <td>
+              <td *ngIf="hasPublications">
                 <div class="uk-text-truncate uk-text-capitalize uk-text-italic uk-text-small uk-text-bold" [title]="item.name">
                   {{item.publications | number}}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/irish-monitor.service.ts b/src/app/shared/irish-monitor.service.ts
index 36a8eb9..7dc14df 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/irish-monitor.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/irish-monitor.service.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import {StakeholderPublication} from "./irish";
 import {properties} from "../../environments/environment";
 import {Stakeholder, StakeholderType} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor/entities/stakeholder";
 import {CustomOptions} from "../openaireLibrary/services/servicesUtils/customOptions.class";
-import {map} from "rxjs/operators";
+import {catchError, map} from "rxjs/operators";
 import {HelperFunctions} from "../openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
+import {StakeholderService} from "../openaireLibrary/monitor/services/stakeholder.service";
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -14,11 +15,14 @@ import {HelperFunctions} from "../openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
 export class IrishMonitorService {
 
 
-  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient,
+              private stakeholderService: StakeholderService) {
   }
 
   public getStakeholdersWithPublications(type: StakeholderType): Observable<StakeholderPublication[]> {
-    return this.http.get<StakeholderPublication[]>(properties.monitorServiceAPIURL + '/publications/' + type, CustomOptions.registryOptions()).pipe(map(stakeholders => {
+    return this.http.get<StakeholderPublication[]>(properties.monitorServiceAPIURL + '/publications/' + type, CustomOptions.registryOptions()).pipe(catchError(err => {
+      return this.stakeholderService.getStakeholders(properties.monitorServiceAPIURL, type, null);
+    }), map(stakeholders => {
       return HelperFunctions.copy(Stakeholder.checkIsUpload(stakeholders));
     }));
   }