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 78690fab2..ddd04ebfc 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
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ public class DatasetManager {
 
     public eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset createOrUpdate(DatasetWizardModel datasetWizardModel, Principal principal) throws Exception {
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset dataset = datasetWizardModel.toDataModel();
+        dataset.setDmp(apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDmpDao().find(datasetWizardModel.getDmp().getId()));
         propertiesModelToString(datasetWizardModel, dataset);
         UserInfo userInfo = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(UserInfoBuilder.class).id(principal.getId()).build();
         dataset.setCreator(userInfo);