diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
index b021c07dd..0b5733dd8 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@
 		<!-- <app-external-item-listing *ngIf="formGroup.get('tags') && tagsTemplate && externalSourcesConfiguration" [options]="externalSourcesConfiguration.tags" placeholder="{{'DATASET-EDITOR.FIELDS.TAGS' | translate}}" [parentTemplate]='tagsTemplate' [formArray]="formGroup.get('tags')" [autoCompleteConfiguration]="tagsAutoCompleteConfiguration" (onItemChange)="tagsOnItemChange($event)">
 		</app-external-item-listing> -->
 		<mat-form-field>
-			<mat-chip-list #chipList>
+			<mat-chip-list #chipList [disabled]="viewOnly">
 				<mat-chip *ngFor="let tag of formGroup.get('tags').value"
 					[removable]="true" (removed)="removeTag(tag)">
 					{{tag.name}}
 					<mat-icon  matChipRemove *ngIf="!viewOnly">cancel</mat-icon>
 				</mat-chip>
-				<input [disabled]="viewOnly" matInput placeholder="{{'DATASET-EDITOR.FIELDS.TAGS' | translate}}"
+				<input  matInput [disabled]="viewOnly" placeholder="{{'DATASET-EDITOR.FIELDS.TAGS' | translate}}"
 			[matChipInputFor]="chipList"
 			[matChipInputSeparatorKeyCodes]="separatorKeysCodes"
 			[matChipInputAddOnBlur]="true"