diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/submission/controller/SubmissionController.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/submission/controller/SubmissionController.java
index 2b59c012e99c64dcc108ffe3ae77f56387940e68..7f5b6a30279d55b5157c0b31ee285e68c077f528 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/submission/controller/SubmissionController.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/submission/controller/SubmissionController.java
@@ -449,11 +449,13 @@ public class SubmissionController implements ISubmission {
         ArrayList<SubmissionProjectRepresentation> representations = new ArrayList<>();
 
         while (rs.next()) {
-            representations.add(new SubmissionProjectRepresentation(
-                    rs.getString("userId"),
-                    Category.valueOf(rs.getString("category").toUpperCase()),
-                    rs.getString("fullSubmissionId")
-            ));
+            if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(rs.getString("category"))) {
+                representations.add(new SubmissionProjectRepresentation(
+                        rs.getString("userId"),
+                        Category.valueOf(rs.getString("category").toUpperCase()),
+                        rs.getString("fullSubmissionId")
+                ));
+            }
         }
 
         return representations;