diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoamonitorservice/controllers/SectionController.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoamonitorservice/controllers/SectionController.java
index 9828fa6..a3b8189 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoamonitorservice/controllers/SectionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoamonitorservice/controllers/SectionController.java
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ public class SectionController {
         // this section belongs in default profile and it is new or it is updated
         if(stakeholder.getDefaultId() == null) {
             if(sectionId == null) {
-                onSaveDefaultSection(sectionFull, topicId, categoryId, subcategoryId, stakeholder);
+                onSaveDefaultSection(section, topicId, categoryId, subcategoryId, stakeholder);
             }
             else {
-                onUpdateDefaultSection(sectionFull, stakeholder);
+                onUpdateDefaultSection(section, stakeholder);
             }
         }
 
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ public class SectionController {
             sections = subCategory.getNumbers();
         }
 
-        int existing_index = sections.indexOf(sectionFull.getId());
+        int existing_index = sections.indexOf(section.getId());
         if (existing_index == -1) {
-            if(index != null) {
-                sections.add(Integer.parseInt(index), sectionFull.getId());
+            if(Integer.parseInt(index) != -1) {
+                sections.add(Integer.parseInt(index), section.getId());
             } else {
-                sections.add(sectionFull.getId());
+                sections.add(section.getId());
             }
             subCategoryDAO.save(subCategory);
             log.debug("Section saved!");