diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
index 177cb7613..3a76a78ef 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 														<div *ngIf="field.category === dmpBlueprintSectionFieldCategoryEnum.System">
 															<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.Title">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.TITLE' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" [formControl]="formGroup.get('label')" required>
+																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.TITLE' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" [formControl]="formGroup.get('label')" required>
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('label').hasError('backendError')">
 																		{{formGroup.get('label').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('label').hasError('required')">
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@
 																</mat-form-field>
 															</div>
 															<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.Description">
-																<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('description')" [editable]="formGroup.get('description').status !== 'DISABLED'" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.PLACEHOLDER.DESCRIPTION'" [required]="field.required">
+																<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('description')" [editable]="formGroup.get('description').status !== 'DISABLED'" [placeholder]="field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : 'DMP-EDITOR.PLACEHOLDER.DESCRIPTION'" [required]="field.required">
 																</rich-text-editor-component>
 															</div>
 															<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.Language">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-																	<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('language')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.LANGUAGE' | translate}}" required>
+																	<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('language')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.LANGUAGE' | translate}}" required>
 																		<mat-option *ngFor="let lang of getLanguageInfos()" [value]="lang.code">
 																			{{ lang.name }}
 																		</mat-option>
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 															</div>
 															<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.AccessRights">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-																	<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('accessType')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ACCESS-TYPE' | translate}}">
+																	<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('accessType')" placeholder="{{ field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ACCESS-TYPE' | translate}}">
 																		<mat-option *ngFor="let dmpAccessType of dmpAccessTypeEnumValues" [value]="dmpAccessType">
 																			{{enumUtils.toDmpAccessTypeString(dmpAccessType)}}
 																		</mat-option>
@@ -313,28 +313,28 @@
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.category === dmpBlueprintSectionFieldCategoryEnum.ReferenceType">
 															<ng-container *ngIf="field.multipleSelect">
-																<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [dependencies]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="field.referenceType" [multiple]="true"></app-reference-field-component>
+																<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [dependencies]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label" [referenceType]="field.referenceType" [multiple]="true"></app-reference-field-component>
 															</ng-container>
 															<ng-container *ngIf="!(field.multipleSelect)">
-																<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('reference')" [dependencies]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="field.referenceType" [multiple]="false"></app-reference-field-component>
+																<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('reference')" [dependencies]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label" [referenceType]="field.referenceType" [multiple]="false"></app-reference-field-component>
 															</ng-container>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.category === dmpBlueprintSectionFieldCategoryEnum.Extra">
 															<div *ngIf="field.dataType === dmpBlueprintExtraFieldDataTypeEnum.Text">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
 																	<mat-label>{{field.label}}</mat-label>
-																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? field.label}}" type="text" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue')" [required]="field.required">
+																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label}}" type="text" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue')" [required]="field.required">
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue').hasError('backendError')">{{formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 																</mat-form-field>
 															</div>
 															<div *ngIf="field.dataType === dmpBlueprintExtraFieldDataTypeEnum.RichText">
-																<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? field.label}}" [required]="field.required"></rich-text-editor-component>
+																<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('fieldValue')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label}}" [required]="field.required"></rich-text-editor-component>
 															</div>
 															<div *ngIf="field.dataType === dmpBlueprintExtraFieldDataTypeEnum.Date">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
 																	<mat-label>{{field.label}}</mat-label>
-																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? field.label}}" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('dateValue')" [matDatepicker]="date" [required]="field.required">
+																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label}}" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('dateValue')" [matDatepicker]="date" [required]="field.required">
 																	<mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="date"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
 																	<mat-datepicker #date></mat-datepicker>
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('dateValue').hasError('backendError')">{{formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('dateValue').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 															<div *ngIf="field.dataType === dmpBlueprintExtraFieldDataTypeEnum.Number">
 																<mat-form-field class="w-100">
 																	<mat-label>{{field.label}}</mat-label>
-																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? field.label}}" type="number" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('numberValue')" [required]="field.required">
+																	<input matInput placeholder="{{field.placeholder && field.placeholder != '' ? field.placeholder : field.label}}" type="number" name="value" [formControl]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('numberValue')" [required]="field.required">
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('numberValue').hasError('backendError')">{{formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('numberValue').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 																	<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('numberValue').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 																</mat-form-field>