diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
index 65513a13d..f327c2242 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportService {
     public String importDossierTemplate(ImportDossierTemplateRequest request) {
 
         ImportTemplateResult archiveResult = this.handleArchive(request);
+        if(archiveResult == null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("The provided archive is faulty");
+        }
 
         return this.importDossierTemplate(archiveResult);
     }
@@ -280,6 +283,9 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportService {
 
                     }
                 }
+                if(importTemplateResult.getDossierTemplate() == null) {
+                    throw new BadRequestException("Provided archive is faulty");
+                }
                 return importTemplateResult;
             } finally {
                 if (tempFile != null) {