diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
index 133fe8903..356dc43b4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBreadC
 					}
 					else { this.onCallbackSuccess() }
 				},
-				error => this.onCallbackError(error)
+				error => {
+					this.formGroup.get('status').setValue(DmpStatus.Draft);
+					this.onCallbackError(error);
+				}
 			);
 
 	}