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..4cfb620f9 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
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportService {
 
                     }
                 }
+                if(importTemplateResult.getDossierTemplate() == null) {
+                    throw new BadRequestException("Provided archive is faulty");
+                }
                 return importTemplateResult;
             } finally {
                 if (tempFile != null) {
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportService {
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } catch (IOException | BadRequestException e) {
+        } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new BadRequestException(e.getMessage(), e);
         }
     }