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 41dd55280..2c2aabd8a 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
@@ -997,23 +997,29 @@ public class DatasetManager {
                     value.elements().forEachRemaining(element -> {
                         try {
                             Map<String, String> data = mapper.readValue(element.asText(), HashMap.class);
-                            Tag tag = new Tag();
-                            if(tags.stream().anyMatch(intag -> intag.getName().equals(data.get("name")))) {
-                                tag = tags.stream().filter(intag -> intag.getName().equals(data.get("name"))).findFirst().get();
-                            } else {
-                                tag.setName(data.get("name"));
-                                tag.setId(data.get("id"));
-                            }
-                            if (wizardModel.getTags().stream().noneMatch(intag -> intag.getName().equals(data.get("name")))) {
-                                wizardModel.getTags().add(tag);
-                            }
+                            this.addTag(tags, wizardModel.getTags(), data.get("id"), data.get("name"));
                         } catch (IOException e) {
                             logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
                         }
 
                     });
+                } else {
+                    this.addTag(tags, wizardModel.getTags(), "", value.asText());
                 }
             });
         }
     }
+
+    private void addTag(List<Tag> srcTags, List<Tag> dstTags, String id, String name) {
+        Tag tag = new Tag();
+        if(srcTags.stream().anyMatch(intag -> intag.getName().equals(name))) {
+            tag = srcTags.stream().filter(intag -> intag.getName().equals(name)).findFirst().get();
+        } else {
+            tag.setName(name);
+            tag.setId(id);
+        }
+        if (dstTags.stream().noneMatch(intag -> intag.getName().equals(name))) {
+            dstTags.add(tag);
+        }
+    }
 }