diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateCloneService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateCloneService.java
index 2cb3aa4c4..9912f4aba 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateCloneService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DossierTemplateCloneService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.dossier.
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.dossier.DossierTemplateEntity;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.dossier.FileAttributeConfigEntity;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.dossier.ReportTemplateEntity;
+import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.exception.ConflictException;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.exception.NotFoundException;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persistence.DictionaryPersistenceService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persistence.DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService;
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ public class DossierTemplateCloneService {
     @Transactional
     public DossierTemplateEntity cloneDossierTemplate(String dossierTemplateId, CloneDossierTemplateRequest cloneDossierTemplateRequest) {
 
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(cloneDossierTemplateRequest.getName())) {
+            throw new ConflictException("DossierTemplate name must be set");
+        }
+        dossierTemplatePersistenceService.validateDossierTemplate(cloneDossierTemplateRequest.getName(), cloneDossierTemplateRequest.getDescription());
         dossierTemplatePersistenceService.validateDossierTemplateNameIsUnique(cloneDossierTemplateRequest.getName());
 
         DossierTemplateEntity clonedDossierTemplate = new DossierTemplateEntity();
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierTemplatePersistenceService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierTemplatePersistenceService.java
index 755b4fb97..52ff50436 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierTemplatePersistenceService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierTemplatePersistenceService.java
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ public class DossierTemplatePersistenceService {
         }
     }
 
-    private void validateDossierTemplate(String name, String description) {
+    public void validateDossierTemplate(String name, String description) {
 
-        if (name.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH) {
+        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(name) && name.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH) {
             throw new BadRequestException(String.format("The name is too long (%s), max length %s", name.length(), MAX_NAME_LENGTH));
         }
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/performance/EntityPerformanceTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/performance/EntityPerformanceTest.java
index 84990bb9c..583e646ed 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/performance/EntityPerformanceTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/performance/EntityPerformanceTest.java
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public class EntityPerformanceTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest
         dictionaryClient.addEntry(type.getType(), type.getDossierTemplateId(), fiveKEntries, true, null, DictionaryEntryType.FALSE_POSITIVE);
 
         t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        var cloned = dossierTemplateClient.cloneDossierTemplate(template.getId(), new CloneDossierTemplateRequest());
+        CloneDossierTemplateRequest cloneRequest = new CloneDossierTemplateRequest();
+        cloneRequest.setName("cloneDossierTemplate");
+        var cloned = dossierTemplateClient.cloneDossierTemplate(template.getId(), cloneRequest);
         t2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
         log.info("Clone Time: {}", (t2 - t1));