diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index c95b6af80..ee8cb1171 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class DashboardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBreadC
 		}
 		else {
 			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(StartNewDmpDialogComponent, {
-				disableClose: true,
+				disableClose: false,
 				data: {
 					isDialog: true
 				}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/navbar/navbar.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/navbar/navbar.component.ts
index 1ed369b5d..0c4b0156e 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/navbar/navbar.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/navbar/navbar.component.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export class NavbarComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 		}
 		else {
 			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(StartNewDmpDialogComponent, {
-				disableClose: true,
+				disableClose: false,
 				data: {
 					isDialog: true
 				}