diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
index a4f305bd3..3ec869522 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetManager.java
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ public class DatasetManager {
 
     public eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset createOrUpdate(DatasetWizardModel datasetWizardModel, Principal principal) throws Exception {
         DMP dmp = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDmpDao().find(datasetWizardModel.getDmp().getId());
-        if (dmp.isPublic())
-            throw new Exception("DMP is public, therefore Dataset cannot be edited.");
+        if (dmp.getStatus().equals(DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()))
+            throw new Exception("DMP is finalized, therefore Dataset cannot be edited.");
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset dataset = datasetWizardModel.toDataModel();
         dataset.setDmp(dmp);
         propertiesModelToString(datasetWizardModel, dataset);