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 64d91d344..c3248fce5 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
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public class DatasetManager {
 
         Dataset dataset1 = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetDao().createOrUpdate(dataset);
         datasetWizardModel.setId(dataset1.getId());
-        if (datasetWizardModel.getDmp() == null) {
+        if (datasetWizardModel.getDmp().getGrant() == null) {
             datasetWizardModel.setDmp(new DataManagementPlan().fromDataModelNoDatasets(dataset1.getDmp()));
         }
         updateTags(apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatasetRepository(), datasetWizardModel);