diff --git a/marlo-data/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/data/manager/impl/CrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManagerImpl.java b/marlo-data/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/data/manager/impl/CrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManagerImpl.java
index b4d8bda4bb..c81b44d87b 100644
--- a/marlo-data/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/data/manager/impl/CrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManagerImpl.java
+++ b/marlo-data/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/data/manager/impl/CrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManagerImpl.java
@@ -100,16 +100,14 @@ public void remove(CrpProgramOutcomeIndicator originalCrpOutcomeIndicator, Phase
       List<CrpProgramOutcome> outcomes = crpProgramOutcomeManager.getAllCrpProgramOutcomesByComposedIdFromPhase(
         originalCrpOutcomeIndicator.getCrpProgramOutcome().getComposeID(), initialPhase.getId());
 
-      if (outcomes != null) {
+      if (outcomes != null && !outcomes.isEmpty()) {
         for (CrpProgramOutcome crpProgramOutcome : outcomes) {
 
-          if (this.getCrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorByOutcomeAndIndicator(originalCrpOutcomeIndicator.getIndicator(),
-            crpProgramOutcome) != null
-            || (!this.getCrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorByOutcomeAndIndicator(originalCrpOutcomeIndicator.getIndicator(),
-              crpProgramOutcome).isEmpty())) {
-            List<CrpProgramOutcomeIndicator> indicators =
-              new ArrayList<>(this.getCrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorByOutcomeAndIndicator(
-                originalCrpOutcomeIndicator.getIndicator(), crpProgramOutcome));
+          List<CrpProgramOutcomeIndicator> result = this.getCrpProgramOutcomeIndicatorByOutcomeAndIndicator(
+            originalCrpOutcomeIndicator.getIndicator(), crpProgramOutcome);
+
+          if (result != null && !result.isEmpty()) {
+            List<CrpProgramOutcomeIndicator> indicators = new ArrayList<>(result);
 
             for (CrpProgramOutcomeIndicator indicator : indicators) {
               if (indicator != null && indicator.getId() != null) {
diff --git a/marlo-web/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/action/impactpathway/OutcomesAction.java b/marlo-web/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/action/impactpathway/OutcomesAction.java
index 887a4f4a8e..f5b04a69dd 100644
--- a/marlo-web/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/action/impactpathway/OutcomesAction.java
+++ b/marlo-web/src/main/java/org/cgiar/ccafs/marlo/action/impactpathway/OutcomesAction.java
@@ -870,11 +870,11 @@ public void saveIndicators(CrpProgramOutcome crpProgramOutcomeDB, CrpProgramOutc
         if (crpProgramOutcomeIndicator != null
           && !crpProgramOutcomeDetached.getIndicators().contains(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator)) {
           crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.deleteCrpProgramOutcomeIndicator(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator.getId());
-          crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.remove(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator, nextPhase);
+          // crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.remove(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator, nextPhase);
         }
       } else {
         crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.deleteCrpProgramOutcomeIndicator(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator.getId());
-        crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.remove(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator, nextPhase);
+        // crpProgramOutcomeIndicatorManager.remove(crpProgramOutcomeIndicator, nextPhase);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/marlo-web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/crp/views/projects/menu-projects.ftl b/marlo-web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/crp/views/projects/menu-projects.ftl
index 6994ef4603..b016268358 100644
--- a/marlo-web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/crp/views/projects/menu-projects.ftl
+++ b/marlo-web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/crp/views/projects/menu-projects.ftl
@@ -179,12 +179,31 @@
   [/#if]
   
   [#assign enableUnsubmitButton = !upKeepActive ]
-  [#-- Submit button --]
-  [#if enableUnsubmitButton && canEdit]
-    [#assign showSubmit=(canSubmit && !submission && completed)]
-    <a id="submitProject-${projectID}" class="projectSubmitButton" style="display:${showSubmit?string('block','none')}" href="[@s.url action="${crpSession}/submit"][@s.param name='projectID']${projectID}[/@s.param][#include "/WEB-INF/global/pages/urlGlobalParams.ftl" /][/@s.url]" >
-      [@s.text name="form.buttons.submit" /]
-    </a>
+  
+  [#if action.canAccessSuperAdmin()]
+            
+    [#-- Submit button --]
+    [#assign showSubmit=(!submission)]
+    [#if enableUnsubmitButton && showSubmit]
+      <br>        
+      <div class="borderBox text-center">
+        <p class="projectValidateButton-message text-center">Only for SuperAdmin<br/></p>          
+        <a id="submitProject-${projectID}" class="projectSubmitButton" style="display:${showSubmit?string('block','none')}" href="[@s.url action="${crpSession}/submit"][@s.param name='projectID']${projectID}[/@s.param][#include "/WEB-INF/global/pages/urlGlobalParams.ftl" /][/@s.url]" >
+          [@s.text name="form.buttons.submit" /]
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    [/#if]
+    
+  [#else]
+  
+    [#-- Submit button --]
+    [#if enableUnsubmitButton && canEdit]
+      [#assign showSubmit=(canSubmit && !submission && completed)]
+      <a id="submitProject-${projectID}" class="projectSubmitButton" style="display:${showSubmit?string('block','none')}" href="[@s.url action="${crpSession}/submit"][@s.param name='projectID']${projectID}[/@s.param][#include "/WEB-INF/global/pages/urlGlobalParams.ftl" /][/@s.url]" >
+        [@s.text name="form.buttons.submit" /]
+      </a>
+    [/#if]
+      
   [/#if]
   
   [#-- Unsubmit button --]