diff --git a/connect/community/community.service.ts b/connect/community/community.service.ts
index 38dfaf87..03f5e327 100644
--- a/connect/community/community.service.ts
+++ b/connect/community/community.service.ts
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ export class CommunityService {
     community.description = resData.description;
     community.date = resData.creationDate;
     community.zenodoCommunity = resData.zenodoCommunity;
-    community.status = 'all';
+    community.status = 'PUBLIC';
     community.type = resData.type;
     community.otherZenodoCommunities = resData.otherZenodoCommunities;
     if (resData.hasOwnProperty('status')) {
       community.status = resData.status;
       const status = ['all', 'hidden', 'manager'];
-      if (status.indexOf(community['status']) === -1) {
-        community.status = 'hidden';
+      if(!( community.isPrivate() || community.isRestricted() || community.isPublic())) {
+        community.status = 'PRIVATE';
       }
     }
     if (resData.subjects != null) {
diff --git a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
index 8f1989fd..75daa955 100644
--- a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
+++ b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class CommunityInfo {
   managers: string[];
   date:Date;
   subjects: string[];
-  status:string;
+  status:"all" | "manager" | "hidden" | "PUBLIC" | "RESTRICTED" | "PRIVATE";
   zenodoCommunity:string;
   otherZenodoCommunities: string[];
   isUpload: boolean;
@@ -34,5 +34,14 @@ export class CommunityInfo {
     }
     return response;
   }
+  public isPublic(){
+    return this.status == "all" || this.status == "PUBLIC";
+  }
+  public isRestricted(){
+    return this.status == "manager" || this.status == "RESTRICTED";
+  }
+  public isPrivate(){
+    return this.status == "hidden" || this.status == "PRIVATE";
+  }
 }
 // export const prodReadyCommunities = ["dh-ch", "ee", "fam", "mes", "ni", "covid-19", "dariah", "epos", "egi"];
diff --git a/connect/connectHelper.ts b/connect/connectHelper.ts
index 1fbbc59a..0e65047a 100644
--- a/connect/connectHelper.ts
+++ b/connect/connectHelper.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ export class ConnectHelper {
 
 
   public static isPrivate(community, user) {
-    return community && (community.status == "hidden" || (community.status == "manager" && !(Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) || Session.isCommunityCurator(user) || Session.isManager("community", community.communityId, user))))
+    return community && (community.isPrivate() || (community.isRestricted() && !(Session.isPortalAdministrator(user) || Session.isCommunityCurator(user) || Session.isManager("community", community.communityId, user))))
   }
 }