diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index 8a440cfed..88ace489a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -584,7 +584,11 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
 
         if (latestVersionDMP.get(0).getVersion().equals(oldDmp.getVersion())) {
             DMP newDmp = dataManagementPlan.toDataModel();
-
+            if (oldDmp.isPublic()) {
+                newDmp.setPublic(true);
+                newDmp.setFinalizedAt(new Date());
+                newDmp.setPublishedAt(new Date());
+            }
             UserInfo user = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(UserInfoBuilder.class).id(principal.getId()).build();
             createOrganisationsIfTheyDontExist(newDmp, databaseRepository.getOrganisationDao());
             createResearchersIfTheyDontExist(newDmp, databaseRepository.getResearcherDao(), user);