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 db10a0feb..27af3fdd8 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
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
             } else {
                 authItems = items;
             }
-        if (items == null) {
+        if (dmps == null) {
             totalData = authItems.count();
             items = PaginationManager.applyPaging(authItems, dataManagementPlanTableRequest);
         } else {