diff --git a/src/main/java/it/enea/xlab/GECORegistration/service/user/DTOManager.java b/src/main/java/it/enea/xlab/GECORegistration/service/user/DTOManager.java
index 248883d93f7c9ead6c3bf05ce538e1388a150b84..860301396f547dae3c2765d6e34a7fff9265946e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/enea/xlab/GECORegistration/service/user/DTOManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/enea/xlab/GECORegistration/service/user/DTOManager.java
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ public class DTOManager {
 					mtDataDTO.setDescriptionShort(ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get(language).getShortDescription());				
 					mtDataDTO.setColumnComment(ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get(language).getLongDescription());
 				}else {
+					String shortDesc = ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getShortDescription().length() > 0 ?
+							ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getShortDescription() : "";
+					String longDesc = ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getLongDescription().length() > 0 ?
+							ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getLongDescription() : "";
+					
 					mtDataDTO.setDescriptionShort(ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getShortDescription());				
 					mtDataDTO.setColumnComment(ccDTO.getDescriptionOrdered().get("en").getLongDescription());