diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Admin.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Admin.java
index f0fa3b8f5..7a7e32a19 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Admin.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Admin.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class Admin extends BaseController {
 
 	@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/upload", "/upload/{id}"})
 	public ResponseEntity<Object> setDatasetProfileXml(@RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file,
-													   @PathVariable(value = "id") String id,
+													   @PathVariable(value = "id", required = false) String id,
 													   @ClaimedAuthorities(claims = {ADMIN, DATASET_PROFILE_MANAGER}) Principal principal) throws Exception {
 		eu.eudat.logic.utilities.documents.xml.datasetProfileXml.datasetProfileModel.DatasetProfile datasetProfileModel = this.datasetProfileManager.createDatasetProfileFromXml(file);
 		eu.eudat.models.data.admin.composite.DatasetProfile datasetProfileEntity = datasetProfileModel.toAdminCompositeModel(file.getOriginalFilename());