diff --git a/connect/community/community.service.ts b/connect/community/community.service.ts
index 348d1e90..4283785c 100644
--- a/connect/community/community.service.ts
+++ b/connect/community/community.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {map} from "rxjs/operators";
 import {BehaviorSubject, from, Subscriber} from "rxjs";
 import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
 import {HelperFunctions} from "../../utils/HelperFunctions.class";
+import {Stakeholder} from "../../monitor/entities/stakeholder";
+import {StringUtils} from "../../utils/string-utils.class";
 
 @Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
 export class CommunityService {
@@ -60,10 +62,6 @@ export class CommunityService {
     this.community.next(community);
   }
   
-  private formalize(element: any) {
-    return HelperFunctions.copy(element);
-  }
-  
   getCommunityByState(properties: EnvProperties, url: string) {
     return from(this.getCommunityByStateAsync(properties, url));
   }
@@ -74,11 +72,11 @@ export class CommunityService {
   }
   
   // TODO remove NEW from function names
-  getCommunityNew(communityId: string) {
-    if(!this.community.value || this.community.value.communityId !== communityId) {
+  getCommunityNew(communityId: string, refresh = false) {
+    if(!this.community.value || this.community.value.communityId !== communityId || refresh) {
       this.promise = new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
         this.sub = this.http.get<CommunityInfo>(properties.communityAPI + communityId)
-          .pipe(map(community => this.formalize(this.parseCommunity(community)))).subscribe(community => {
+          .pipe(map(community => this.parseCommunity(community))).subscribe(community => {
               this.community.next(community);
               resolve();
             },
@@ -97,10 +95,24 @@ export class CommunityService {
     return this.community.getValue();
   }
   
+  private checkIsUpload(response: CommunityInfo | CommunityInfo[]): any | any[] {
+    if(Array.isArray(response)) {
+      response.forEach(value => {
+        value.isUpload = value.logoUrl && !StringUtils.isValidUrl(value.logoUrl);
+      });
+    } else {
+      response.isUpload = response.logoUrl && !StringUtils.isValidUrl(response.logoUrl);
+    }
+    return response;
+  }
+  
+  
   updateCommunity(url: string, community: any) {
     //const headers = new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
     //const options = new RequestOptions({headers: headers});
-    
+    if(!community.logoUrl) {
+      community.logoUrl = '';
+    }
     const options = {
       headers: new HttpHeaders({
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@ export class CommunityService {
         community.subjects[i] = subject;
       }
     }
-    return community;
+    return this.checkIsUpload(community);
   }
   
 }
diff --git a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
index 20595e7b..38ec9a22 100644
--- a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
+++ b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export class CommunityInfo {
   subjects: string[];
   status:string;
   zenodoCommunity:string;
+  isUpload: boolean;
   isSubscribed: boolean;
   isManager: boolean;
 }