diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
index ca470d77..a17cf96f 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 		{label: 'Custom Menu', value: 'customMenu'}
 	];
 	public selectedMenuType = this.menuTypes[0].value;
-	public normalMenuItems = [];
-	public featuredMenuItems = []; 
+	public normalMenuItems: MenuItemExtended[] = [];
+	public featuredMenuItems: MenuItemExtended[] = [];
 	public allPages = [];
-	public parentOptions = [];
+	public parentOptions: Option[] = [];
 	public pageStatus: Map<string,boolean> = null;
 
 	public selectedMenuItem: string;
@@ -190,11 +190,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 	}
 
 	getParentOptions() {
-		this.normalMenuItems.forEach(item => {
-			if(item.items?.length || item.parentItemId != null || item.parentItemId != '') {
-				this.parentOptions.push({label: item.title, value: item._id});
-			}
-		});
+		this.parentOptions = this.normalMenuItems.map(item => ({label: item.title, value: item._id}));
 		this.parentOptions.unshift({label: 'No parent', value: ''});
 	}
 
@@ -223,7 +219,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
       route: this._fb.control(""),
 			url: this._fb.control(""),
       isEnabled: this._fb.control(""),
-			isFeatured: this._fb.control(this.selectedMenuType == 'customMenu' ? true : false),
+			isFeatured: this._fb.control(this.selectedMenuType == 'customMenu'),
 			parentItemId: this._fb.control("")
 		});
 		this.addValidatorForUrlOrRoute();
@@ -287,8 +283,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 			} else {
 				let i = this.normalMenuItems.findIndex(_ => _._id == id);
 				this.normalMenuItems.splice(i, 1);
-				let j = this.parentOptions.findIndex(_ => _._id == id);
-				this.parentOptions.splice(j, 1);
+				this.getParentOptions();
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -304,7 +299,6 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 		this.destroyTypeSubscription();
 		this.showLoading = true;
     this.menuItemForm.value.target = this.menuItemForm.value['type'] == "internal" ? "_self" : "_blank";
-		console.log(this.menuItemForm.value);
     if(!this.menuItemForm.value._id) {
 			this.subscriptions.push(
 				this._helpContentService.saveMenuItem(<MenuItemExtended>this.menuItemForm.getRawValue(), this.portal).subscribe(
@@ -330,7 +324,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public menuItemSavedSuccessfully(menuItem: MenuItem, isNew: boolean) {
+	public menuItemSavedSuccessfully(menuItem: MenuItemExtended, isNew: boolean) {
 		if(isNew) {
 			if(menuItem['parentItemId']) {
 				let i = this.normalMenuItems.findIndex(_ => _._id == menuItem['parentItemId']);
@@ -340,7 +334,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 					this.featuredMenuItems.push(menuItem);
 				} else {
 					this.normalMenuItems.push(menuItem);
-					this.parentOptions.push({label: menuItem.title, value: menuItem._id});
+					this.getParentOptions();
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -350,6 +344,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 					this.featuredMenuItems[this.index] = menuItem;
 				} else {
 					this.normalMenuItems[this.index] = menuItem;
+					this.getParentOptions();
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -418,4 +413,4 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 			})
 		);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/services/help-content.service.ts b/services/help-content.service.ts
index e64e48c3..b952a9ec 100644
--- a/services/help-content.service.ts
+++ b/services/help-content.service.ts
@@ -322,17 +322,16 @@ export class HelpContentService {
 			.pipe(catchError(this.handleError));
 	}
 
-	saveMenuItem(menuItem: MenuItem, portalPid: string) {
+	saveMenuItem(menuItem: MenuItemExtended, portalPid: string) {
 		HelpContentService.removeNulls(menuItem);
 
-		return this.http.post<MenuItem>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/save", JSON.stringify(menuItem), CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
+		return this.http.post<MenuItemExtended>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/save", JSON.stringify(menuItem), CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
 			.pipe(catchError(this.handleError));
 	}
 
-	updateMenuItem(menuItem: MenuItem, portalPid: string) {
+	updateMenuItem(menuItem: MenuItemExtended, portalPid: string) {
 		HelpContentService.removeNulls(menuItem);
-
-		return this.http.post<MenuItem>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/update", JSON.stringify(menuItem), CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
+		return this.http.post<MenuItemExtended>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/update", JSON.stringify(menuItem), CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
 			.pipe(catchError(this.handleError));
 	}