diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryService.java
index 81d761660..721fa8b08 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryService.java
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ public class DictionaryService {
                 accessControlService.verifyUserHasViewPermissions(dossierId);
             }
             var typeId = toTypeId(type, dossierTemplateId, dossierId);
-            // should we create it?
+            // create dossier level type if it does not exist
+            dictionaryManagementService.checkForDossierTypeExistenceAndCreate(typeId);
             var entity = dictionaryPersistenceService.getType(typeId);
             var dictionaryForType = MagicConverter.convert(entity, Type.class);
             dictionaryForType.setEntries(MagicConverter.convert(entryPersistenceService.getEntries(typeId, DictionaryEntryType.ENTRY, null), DictionaryEntry.class));
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DictionaryTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DictionaryTest.java
index 1ff9678ff..946549537 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DictionaryTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DictionaryTest.java
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public class DictionaryTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
 
         assertThat(dictionaryClient.getAllTypes(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), null, false).getTypes().size()).isEqualTo(1);
         assertThat(dictionaryClient.getAllTypes(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), dossier.getId(), false).getTypes().size()).isEqualTo(3);
+       var dictionary = dictionaryClient.getDictionaryForType(returnedtype1.getType(), dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), dossier2.getId());
         assertThat(dictionaryClient.getAllTypes(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), dossier2.getId(), false).getTypes().size()).isEqualTo(3);
     }