diff --git a/dmp-admin/src/app/services/rest-base.ts b/dmp-admin/src/app/services/rest-base.ts
index 039c1f877..057c0e0bb 100644
--- a/dmp-admin/src/app/services/rest-base.ts
+++ b/dmp-admin/src/app/services/rest-base.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class RestBase {
     /*
     */
     protocol: string = "http";
-    hostname: string = "192.168.32.171";
+    hostname: string = "192.168.32.96";
     port: number = 8080;
     webappname: string = "";
     restpath: string = "";
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset-listing.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset-listing.component.scss
index 988f94bd2..7ef472931 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset-listing.component.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset-listing.component.scss
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ mat-row:hover {
 //     }
 
 mat-row:nth-child(odd){
-    background-color: #f1f1f1;
+    background-color:#eef0fb;
     }
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diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-composite-field/dynamic-form-composite-field.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-composite-field/dynamic-form-composite-field.ts
index 9c2ef8c34..e338d8880 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-composite-field/dynamic-form-composite-field.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-composite-field/dynamic-form-composite-field.ts
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ export class DynamicFormCompositeFieldComponent implements OnInit {
 
   ngOnInit() {
     console.log(this.form);
-    if (this.compositeField.hasCommentField == true) {
-      let newfield: Field = new Field();
-      newfield.id = 'comment_' + this.compositeField.id;
-      newfield.data = {label: "Comments"};
-      newfield.viewStyle =  {renderStyle: 'freetext', cssClass: ''};
-      newfield.validations = ["None"]
-
-      this.compositeField.fields.push(newfield);
-      (<FormArray>this.form.get("fields")).push(newfield.buildForm());
-    }
   }
 
   addMultipleField(fieldIndex: number) {
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-section/dynamic-form-section.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-section/dynamic-form-section.html
index 4138caa48..25d62b9ab 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-section/dynamic-form-section.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form-section/dynamic-form-section.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <mat-expansion-panel expanded=true>
             <mat-expansion-panel-header>
                 <mat-panel-title>
-                  {{path}} {{section.title}}
+                    {{path}} {{section.title}}
                 </mat-panel-title>
                 <mat-panel-description>
                     <h3 *ngIf="section.description">{{section.description}}</h3>
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
                             [pathName]="pathName+'.compositeFields.'+i+'.multiplicityItems.'+j"></df-composite-field>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div *ngIf="compositeField.hasCommentField">
+                    <mat-form-field>
+                        <input matInput formControlName="commentFieldValue" placeholder="comment">
+                    </mat-form-field>
+
+                </div>
             </div>
 
             <div *ngIf="section.sections">
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/pprogress-bar/progress-bar.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/pprogress-bar/progress-bar.component.ts
index 02651743b..58f757f96 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/pprogress-bar/progress-bar.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/pprogress-bar/progress-bar.component.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class ProgressBarComponent implements OnInit {
                     value += this.countFormControlsWithValue(<FormGroup>formArray.get("" + i))
                 }
             }
-            else if (key === "value" && control.value != null) value++;
+            else if (key === "value" && control.value != null && control.value != "") value++;
         });
         return value;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/models/CompositeField.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/models/CompositeField.ts
index a59fb2cc5..c91f9f504 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/models/CompositeField.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/models/CompositeField.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export class CompositeField extends BaseModel implements Serializable<CompositeF
     public description: string
     public extendedDescription: string
     public hasCommentField: boolean;
+    public commentFieldValue: string;
 
     fromJSONObject(item: any): CompositeField {
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export class CompositeField extends BaseModel implements Serializable<CompositeF
         this.description = item.description;
         this.extendedDescription = item.extendedDescription;
         this.hasCommentField = item.hasCommentField;
+        this.commentFieldValue = item.commentFieldValue;
         this.multiplicity = JsonSerializer.fromJSONObject(item.multiplicity, Multiplicity);
         //this.multiplicity = new Multiplicity();
         //this.multiplicity.max = 2;
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ export class CompositeField extends BaseModel implements Serializable<CompositeF
             title: this.title,
             description: this.description,
             extendedDescription: this.extendedDescription,
-            hasCommentField: this.hasCommentField
+            hasCommentField: this.hasCommentField,
+            commentFieldValue: this.commentFieldValue
         });
 
         let fieldsFormArray = new Array<FormGroup>();