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 3ec869522..0daf2f774 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
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ 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.getStatus().equals(DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()))
+        if (dmp.getStatus().equals(DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()) && datasetWizardModel.getId() != null)
             throw new Exception("DMP is finalized, therefore Dataset cannot be edited.");
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset dataset = datasetWizardModel.toDataModel();
         dataset.setDmp(dmp);