diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/project-form-model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/project-form-model.ts
index 931cbcee5..15e46491a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/project-form-model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/project-form-model.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class ProjectFormModel {
 		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'label', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'label')] });
 		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'status', validators: [] });
 		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'description', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'description')] });
-		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'existProject', validators: [Validators.required, ValidJsonValidator, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'existProject')] });
+		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'existProject', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'existProject')] });
 		return baseContext;
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/funder-editor/funder-editor-wizard.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/funder-editor/funder-editor-wizard.component.html
index 0cd02edc1..b36d0a087 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/funder-editor/funder-editor-wizard.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/funder-editor/funder-editor-wizard.component.html
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 					<mat-form-field class="col-md-12 mt-2">
 						<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="formGroup.get('existFunder')" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.SELECT-FUNDER' | translate}}" [configuration]="funderAutoCompleteConfiguration">
 						</app-single-auto-complete>
-						<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('backendError')">
-							{{formGroup.get('existFunder').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
-						<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('required')">
-							{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 					</mat-form-field>
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/project-editor/project-editor-wizard.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/project-editor/project-editor-wizard.component.html
index 96fbf5ed2..b53fb7f43 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/project-editor/project-editor-wizard.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/project-editor/project-editor-wizard.component.html
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 					<mat-form-field class="col-md-12 mt-2">
 						<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="formGroup.get('existProject')" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.SELECT-PROJECT' | translate}}" [configuration]="projectAutoCompleteConfiguration">
 						</app-single-auto-complete>
-						<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('backendError')">
-							{{formGroup.get('project').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
-						<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('required')">
-							{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 					</mat-form-field>
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/quick-wizard-editor/quick-wizard-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/quick-wizard-editor/quick-wizard-editor.component.ts
index 72231b778..fcaddc47f 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/quick-wizard-editor/quick-wizard-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/quick-wizard/quick-wizard-editor/quick-wizard-editor.component.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { DatasetEditorWizardComponent } from '../dataset-editor/dataset-editor-w
 import { GrantEditorWizardModel } from '../grant-editor/grant-editor-wizard-model';
 import { QuickWizardEditorWizardModel } from './quick-wizard-editor.model';
 import { FunderFormModel } from '../../dmp/editor/grant-tab/funder-form-model';
+import { ProjectFormModel } from '../../dmp/editor/grant-tab/project-form-model';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-quick-wizard-editor-component',
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class QuickWizardEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit,
 		this.quickWizard = new QuickWizardEditorWizardModel();
 		this.quickWizard.grant = new GrantEditorWizardModel();
 		this.quickWizard.funder = new FunderFormModel();
+		this.quickWizard.project = new ProjectFormModel();
 		this.formGroup = this.quickWizard.buildForm();
 		this.language.get('NAV-BAR.DMP-WIZARD').pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(x => {
 			this.breadCrumbs = Observable.of([
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ export class QuickWizardEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit,
 	}
 
 	public isFormValid() {
-		return this.formGroup.valid;
+		return this.formGroup.get('grant').valid;
 	}
 
 	public touchAllFormFields(formControl: AbstractControl) {