diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
index d73e28d..f25c20c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ public class MetaDataFieldSkeleton extends Composite{
 
 		FieldAsTag asTag = field.getAsTag();
 		List<String> generatedTags = new ArrayList<String>();
-		if(asTag != null){
+		if(asTag != null && asTag.isCreate()){
 			List<String> values = getFieldCurrentValue();
 			for (String value : values) {
 				generatedTags.add(TaggingGroupingValue.getComposedValueTag(field.getFieldName(), value, asTag.getSeparator(), asTag.getTaggingValue()));