diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/listingmodels/DataManagementPlanOverviewModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/listingmodels/DataManagementPlanOverviewModel.java
index 362cd510d..e90d044c1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/listingmodels/DataManagementPlanOverviewModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/listingmodels/DataManagementPlanOverviewModel.java
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ public class DataManagementPlanOverviewModel implements DataModel<DMP, DataManag
         this.label = entity.getLabel();
         this.groupId = entity.getGroupId();
         this.status = entity.getStatus();
+        if (entity.getResearchers() != null) {
+            this.researchers = entity.getResearchers().stream().map(item -> new Researcher().fromDataModel(item)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +195,9 @@ public class DataManagementPlanOverviewModel implements DataModel<DMP, DataManag
         this.datasets = entity.getDataset().stream().filter(dataset -> !dataset.getStatus().equals(Dataset.Status.DELETED.getValue()) && !dataset.getStatus().equals(Dataset.Status.CANCELED.getValue())).map(x-> new DatasetOverviewModel().fromDataModel(x)).collect(Collectors.toList());
         this.users = entity.getUsers().stream().map(x -> new UserInfoListingModel().fromDataModel(x)).collect(Collectors.toList());
         this.description = entity.getDescription();
-        this.researchers = entity.getResearchers().stream().map(item -> new Researcher().fromDataModel(item)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        if (entity.getResearchers() != null) {
+            this.researchers = entity.getResearchers().stream().map(item -> new Researcher().fromDataModel(item)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
 
         if (entity.getAssociatedDmps() != null && !entity.getAssociatedDmps().isEmpty()) {
             this.associatedProfiles = new LinkedList<>();