diff --git a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DescriptionTemplateTypeDaoImpl.java b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DescriptionTemplateTypeDaoImpl.java
index f93afb383..1ce13234d 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DescriptionTemplateTypeDaoImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DescriptionTemplateTypeDaoImpl.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateTypeDaoImpl extends DatabaseAccess<DescriptionTe
     @Override
     public DescriptionTemplateType findFromName(String name){
         try {
-            return this.getDatabaseService().getQueryable(DescriptionTemplateType.class).where((builder, root) -> builder.equal(root.get("name"), name)).getSingle();
+            return this.getDatabaseService().getQueryable(DescriptionTemplateType.class).where((builder, root) -> builder.and(builder.equal(root.get("name"), name), builder.notEqual(root.get("status"), DescriptionTemplateType.Status.DELETED.getValue()))).getSingle();
         }
         catch(Exception e){
             return null;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index dc05eee1f..819fefa91 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -1435,29 +1435,41 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
                             runContact.setColor("116a78");
                             break;
                         case FUNDER:
-                            XWPFRun runFunder = systemFieldInput.createRun();
-                            runFunder.setText(dmpEntity.getGrant().getFunder().getLabel());
-                            runFunder.setColor("116a78");
+                            if (dmpEntity.getGrant() != null && dmpEntity.getGrant().getFunder() != null) {
+                                XWPFRun runFunder = systemFieldInput.createRun();
+                                runFunder.setText(dmpEntity.getGrant().getFunder().getLabel());
+                                runFunder.setColor("116a78");
+                            }
                             break;
                         case GRANT:
-                            XWPFRun runGrant = systemFieldInput.createRun();
-                            runGrant.setText(dmpEntity.getGrant().getLabel());
-                            runGrant.setColor("116a78");
+                            if (dmpEntity.getGrant() != null) {
+                                XWPFRun runGrant = systemFieldInput.createRun();
+                                runGrant.setText(dmpEntity.getGrant().getLabel());
+                                runGrant.setColor("116a78");
+                            }
                             break;
                         case PROJECT:
-                            XWPFRun runProject = systemFieldInput.createRun();
-                            runProject.setText(dmpEntity.getProject().getLabel());
-                            runProject.setColor("116a78");
+                            if (dmpEntity.getProject() != null ) {
+                                XWPFRun runProject = systemFieldInput.createRun();
+                                runProject.setText(dmpEntity.getProject().getLabel());
+                                runProject.setColor("116a78");
+                            }
                             break;
                         case LICENSE:
-                            XWPFRun runLicense = systemFieldInput.createRun();
-                            runLicense.setText(objectMapper.readValue(dmpEntity.getExtraProperties(), HashMap.class).get("license").toString());
-                            runLicense.setColor("116a78");
+                            Map extraProperties = objectMapper.readValue(dmpEntity.getExtraProperties(), HashMap.class);
+                            if (extraProperties.containsKey("license")) {
+                                XWPFRun runLicense = systemFieldInput.createRun();
+                                runLicense.setText(extraProperties.get("license").toString());
+                                runLicense.setColor("116a78");
+                            }
                             break;
                         case ACCESS_RIGHTS:
-                            XWPFRun runAccessRights = systemFieldInput.createRun();
-                            runAccessRights.setText(objectMapper.readValue(dmpEntity.getExtraProperties(), HashMap.class).get("visible").toString());
-                            runAccessRights.setColor("116a78");
+                            Map extraPropertiesMap = objectMapper.readValue(dmpEntity.getExtraProperties(), HashMap.class);
+                            if (extraPropertiesMap.containsKey("visible")) {
+                                XWPFRun runAccessRights = systemFieldInput.createRun();
+                                runAccessRights.setText(extraPropertiesMap.get("visible").toString());
+                                runAccessRights.setColor("116a78");
+                            }
                             break;
                     }
                     document.createParagraph();
@@ -1475,7 +1487,10 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
                         runExtraFieldDescription.setColor("116a78");
                     }
                     XWPFRun runExtraFieldInput = extraFieldParagraph.createRun();
-                    runExtraFieldInput.setText(extraField.getLabel());
+                    Map dmpProperties = objectMapper.readValue(dmpEntity.getProperties(), HashMap.class);
+                    if (dmpProperties.containsKey(field.getId()) && dmpProperties.get(field.getId()) != null) {
+                        runExtraFieldInput.setText((String) dmpProperties.get(field.getId()));
+                    }
                     runExtraFieldInput.setColor("116a78");
                 }
             }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dmp/DataManagementPlan.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dmp/DataManagementPlan.java
index ddf1a0841..cf9905ffd 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dmp/DataManagementPlan.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dmp/DataManagementPlan.java
@@ -381,10 +381,12 @@ public class DataManagementPlan implements DataModel<DMP, DataManagementPlan> {
         if (this.properties != null) {
             this.extraFields = new ArrayList<>();
             this.properties.forEach((id, value) -> {
-                ExtraFieldModel extraField = new ExtraFieldModel();
-                extraField.setId(id);
-                extraField.setValue(value.toString());
-                this.extraFields.add(extraField);
+                if (value != null) {
+                    ExtraFieldModel extraField = new ExtraFieldModel();
+                    extraField.setId(id);
+                    extraField.setValue(value.toString());
+                    this.extraFields.add(extraField);
+                }
             });
         }
         if (entity.getUsers() != null && entity.getUsers().stream().anyMatch(userDMP -> userDMP.getRole().equals(UserDMP.UserDMPRoles.OWNER.getValue())))
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
index b3a196742..f8eb58905 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 													<div class="col-12">
 														<div class="row">
 															<div class="col-12">
-																<mat-checkbox formControlName="hasTemplates">
+																<mat-checkbox formControlName="hasTemplates" (change)="checkForProfiles($event, sectionIndex)">
 																	Description Templates
 																</mat-checkbox>
 															</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
index b1c623a11..3ad205bb3 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ export class DmpProfileEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements AfterVie
 		}
 	}
 
+	checkForProfiles(event, sectionIndex: number) {
+		if (event.checked === false) {
+			this.descriptionTemplatesPerSection[sectionIndex] = new Array<DatasetProfileModel>();
+			this.descriptionTemplatesArray(sectionIndex).clear();
+		}
+	}
+
 	filterProfiles(value: string): Observable<DatasetProfileModel[]> {
 		const request = new DataTableRequest<DatasetProfileCriteria>(null, null, { fields: ['+label'] });
 		const criteria = new DatasetProfileCriteria();