diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-editor/dataset-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-editor/dataset-editor.component.html
index f8e3644f5..133e7a461 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-editor/dataset-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-editor/dataset-editor.component.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		<div class="heading">1.5 {{'DATASET-EDITOR.FIELDS.PROFILE' | translate}}*</div>
 		<div class="profile-form">
 			<mat-form-field>
-				<mat-select placeholder="{{'DATASET-WIZARD.FIRST-STEP.PROFILE'| translate}}" [required]="true" [compareWith]="compareWith" [formControl]="formGroup.get('profile')">
+				<mat-select placeholder="{{'DATASET-WIZARD.FIRST-STEP.PROFILE'| translate}}" [required]="true" [compareWith]="compareWith" formControlName="profile">
 					<mat-option *ngFor="let profile of availableProfiles" [value]="profile">
 						{{profile.label}}
 					</mat-option>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.html
index d713b8079..f8e97ed04 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.html
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="col-auto form">
+					<app-dataset-editor-component [hidden]="this.step !== 0" [formGroup]="formGroup" [dmpId]="formGroup.get('dmp').value.id" [availableProfiles]="formGroup.get('dmp').value.profiles" (formChanged)="formChanged()"></app-dataset-editor-component>
 					<app-dataset-description-form [hidden]="this.step === 0" *ngIf="formGroup && datasetWizardModel && datasetWizardModel.datasetProfileDefinition" [form]="this.formGroup.get('datasetProfileDefinition')" [visibilityRules]="datasetWizardModel.datasetProfileDefinition.rules" [datasetProfileId]="formGroup.get('profile').value" [linkToScroll]="linkToScroll"></app-dataset-description-form>
-					<app-dataset-editor-component [hidden]="this.step !== 0" [formGroup]="formGroup" [dmpId]="formGroup.get('dmp').value.id" [availableProfiles]="formGroup.get('dmp').value.profiles"></app-dataset-editor-component>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</form>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.ts
index 119dea19c..46897ec16 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard.component.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@ import { isNullOrUndefined } from 'util';
 import { AuthService } from '@app/core/services/auth/auth.service';
 import { environment } from 'environments/environment';
 import { ConfigurationService } from '@app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service';
-
-
-enum SaveType {
-	close = 0,
-	addNew = 1
-}
+import { SaveType } from '@app/core/common/enum/save-type';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-dataset-wizard-component',
@@ -59,6 +54,9 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 	viewOnly = false;
 	editMode = false;
 	publicMode = false;
+	hasChanges = false;
+	isDiscarded = false;
+	formGroupRawValue: any;
 
 	DatasetStatus = DatasetStatus;
 	dmpAutoCompleteConfiguration: SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration;
@@ -156,6 +154,7 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 								]
 							}]);
 						this.formGroup = this.datasetWizardModel.buildForm();
+						this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
 						this.editMode = this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Draft;
 						if (this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Finalized || lockStatus) {
 							this.formGroup.disable();
@@ -198,6 +197,7 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 					setTimeout(() => {
 						this.datasetWizardModel.dmp = data;
 						this.formGroup = this.datasetWizardModel.buildForm();
+						this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
 						this.editMode = this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Draft;
 						this.formGroup.get('dmp').disable();
 
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 								setTimeout(() => {
 									this.datasetWizardModel.dmp = data;
 									this.formGroup.get('dmp').setValue(this.datasetWizardModel.dmp);
+									this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
 
 									this.loadDatasetProfiles();
 									this.breadCrumbs = observableOf([
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 					if (data) {
 						this.datasetWizardModel = new DatasetWizardEditorModel().fromModel(data);
 						this.formGroup = this.datasetWizardModel.buildForm();
+						this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
 						this.formGroup.disable();
 						this.viewOnly = true;
 						this.editMode = this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Draft;
@@ -310,6 +312,8 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 				.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 				.subscribe(data => {
 					this.datasetWizardModel = new DatasetWizardEditorModel().fromModel(data);
+					this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
+
 					this.needsUpdate();
 					this.breadCrumbs = observableOf([
 						{
@@ -342,6 +346,8 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 		} else {
 			this.datasetWizardModel = new DatasetWizardEditorModel();
 			this.formGroup = this.datasetWizardModel.buildForm();
+			this.formGroupRawValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroup.getRawValue()));
+
 			this.editMode = this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Draft;
 			if (this.datasetWizardModel.status === DatasetStatus.Finalized) {
 				this.formGroup.disable();
@@ -359,6 +365,7 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 		}
 
 		!this.isNew ? this.maxStep = 1 : this.maxStep = 0;
+
 		// this.route.params
 		// 	.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 		// 	.subscribe((params: Params) => {
@@ -376,7 +383,8 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 		this.formGroup.get('profile').valueChanges
 			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 			.subscribe(x => {
-				this.datasetProfileValueChanged(x.id);
+				console.log(x)
+				if (x) { this.datasetProfileValueChanged(x.id);	}
 			});
 	}
 
@@ -424,6 +432,12 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 		}
 	}
 
+	public formChanged() {
+		if (!this.isDiscarded) {
+			this.hasChanges = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public cancel(): void {
 		if (!isNullOrUndefined(this.lock)) {
 			this.lockService.unlockTarget(this.datasetWizardModel.id).pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(
@@ -814,11 +828,23 @@ export class DatasetWizardComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 	}
 
 	isDirty() {
-
+		return this.formGroup.dirty && this.hasChanges; // do we need this.formGroup.dirty
 	}
 
 	discardChanges() {
-
+		this.isDiscarded = true;
+		this.hasChanges = false;
+		if (this.isNew) {
+			console.log(this.formGroup);
+			Object.keys(this.formGroup['controls']).forEach((key: string) => {
+				if (key !== 'dmp') {
+					this.formGroup.get(key).reset();
+				}
+			});
+		} else {
+			this.formGroup.patchValue(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.formGroupRawValue)));
+		}
+		this.isDiscarded = false;
 	}
 
 	addDataset(dmpId: string) {