diff --git a/connect/communities/communities.service.ts b/connect/communities/communities.service.ts
index b81dc831..e5069156 100644
--- a/connect/communities/communities.service.ts
+++ b/connect/communities/communities.service.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export class CommunitiesService {
                 result['description'] = resData[0].description;
                 result['date'] = resData[0].creationDate;
 
+                if (resData[0].type != null) {
+                      result['type'] = resData[0].type;
+                }
+
                 if(resData[0].managers != null) {
                     if(result['managers'] == undefined) {
                       result['managers'] = new Array<string>();
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ export class CommunitiesService {
                 result['description'] = resData.description;
                 result['date'] = resData.creationDate;
 
+                if (resData.type != null) {
+                      result['type'] = resData.type;
+                }
+
                 if(resData.managers != null) {
                     if(result['managers'] == undefined) {
                       result['managers'] = new Array<string>();
diff --git a/connect/community/community.service.ts b/connect/community/community.service.ts
index c24f501b..b091dacc 100644
--- a/connect/community/community.service.ts
+++ b/connect/community/community.service.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export class CommunityService {
               community['description'] = resData[0].description;
               community['date'] = resData[0].creationDate;
 
+              if (resData[0].type != null) {
+                    community['type'] = resData[0].type;
+              }
+
               if(resData[0].managers != null) {
                   if(community['managers'] == undefined) {
                     community['managers'] = new Array<string>();
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ export class CommunityService {
               community['description'] = resData.description;
               community['date'] = resData.creationDate;
 
+              if (resData.type != null) {
+                    community['type'] = resData.type;
+              }
+
               if(resData.managers != null) {
                   if(community['managers'] == undefined) {
                     community['managers'] = new Array<string>();
diff --git a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
index f2f745a7..61047557 100644
--- a/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
+++ b/connect/community/communityInfo.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export class CommunityInfo {
   shortTitle:string;
   communityId: string;
   queryId: string;
+  type: string;
   logoUrl: string;
   description: string;
   managers: string[];