diff --git a/org.opentosca.bus/org.opentosca.bus.management.service/src/main/java/org/opentosca/bus/management/service/impl/util/Util.java b/org.opentosca.bus/org.opentosca.bus.management.service/src/main/java/org/opentosca/bus/management/service/impl/util/Util.java
index 2493ddfc7..9400a1be6 100644
--- a/org.opentosca.bus/org.opentosca.bus.management.service/src/main/java/org/opentosca/bus/management/service/impl/util/Util.java
+++ b/org.opentosca.bus/org.opentosca.bus.management.service/src/main/java/org/opentosca/bus/management/service/impl/util/Util.java
@@ -17,70 +17,74 @@
 
 public class Util {
 
-    private final static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Util.class);
+	private final static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Util.class);
 
-    /**
-     * Determine the ServiceTemplateInstanceId long from the ServiceInstanceId QName.
-     *
-     * @return the ServiceTemplateInstanceId if the retrieval is successful, <code>Long.MIN_VALUE</code> otherwise
-     */
-    public static long determineServiceTemplateInstanceId(final URI serviceInstanceID) {
-        if (Objects.nonNull(serviceInstanceID)) {
-            try {
-                if (serviceInstanceID.toString().contains("/")) {
-                    return Long.parseLong(StringUtils.substringAfterLast(serviceInstanceID.toString(), "/"));
-                } else {
-                    return Long.parseLong(serviceInstanceID.toString());
-                }
-            } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
-                LOG.error("Unable to parse ServiceTemplateInstance ID out of serviceInstanceID: {}", serviceInstanceID);
-            }
-        } else {
-            LOG.error("Unable to parse ServiceTemplateInstance ID out of serviceInstanceID because it is null!");
-        }
-        return Long.MIN_VALUE;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Determine the ServiceTemplateInstanceId long from the ServiceInstanceId
+	 * QName.
+	 *
+	 * @return the ServiceTemplateInstanceId if the retrieval is successful,
+	 *         <code>Long.MIN_VALUE</code> otherwise
+	 */
+	public static long determineServiceTemplateInstanceId(final URI serviceInstanceID) {
+		if (Objects.nonNull(serviceInstanceID)) {
+			try {
+				if (serviceInstanceID.toString().contains("/")) {
+					return Long.parseLong(StringUtils.substringAfterLast(serviceInstanceID.toString(), "/"));
+				} else {
+					return Long.parseLong(serviceInstanceID.toString());
+				}
+			} catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
+				LOG.error("Unable to parse ServiceTemplateInstance ID out of serviceInstanceID: {}", serviceInstanceID);
+			}
+		} else {
+			LOG.error("Unable to parse ServiceTemplateInstance ID out of serviceInstanceID because it is null!");
+		}
+		return Long.MIN_VALUE;
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * Checks if a certain property was specified in the Tosca.xml of the ArtifactTemplate and returns it if so.
-     *
-     * @param artifactTemplate the ID of the ArtifactTemplate
-     * @param propertyName     the name of the property
-     * @return the property value if specified, null otherwise
-     */
-    public static String getProperty(final TArtifactTemplate artifactTemplate, final String propertyName) {
-        final Document properties = ToscaEngine.getEntityTemplateProperties(artifactTemplate);
-        // check if there are specified properties at all
-        if (properties == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a certain property was specified in the Tosca.xml of the
+	 * ArtifactTemplate and returns it if so.
+	 *
+	 * @param artifactTemplate the ID of the ArtifactTemplate
+	 * @param propertyName     the name of the property
+	 * @return the property value if specified, null otherwise
+	 */
+	public static String getProperty(final TArtifactTemplate artifactTemplate, final String propertyName) {
+		final Document properties = ToscaEngine.getEntityTemplateProperties(artifactTemplate);
+		// check if there are specified properties at all
+		if (properties == null || !properties.hasChildNodes()) {
+			return null;
+		}
 
-        final NodeList list = properties.getFirstChild().getChildNodes();
-        // iterate through properties and check name
-        for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
-            final Node propNode = list.item(i);
-            final String localName = propNode.getLocalName();
-            if (localName != null && localName.equals(propertyName)) {
-                return propNode.getTextContent().trim();
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
+		final NodeList list = properties.getFirstChild().getChildNodes();
+		// iterate through properties and check name
+		for (int i = 0; i < list.getLength(); i++) {
+			final Node propNode = list.item(i);
+			final String localName = propNode.getLocalName();
+			if (localName != null && localName.equals(propertyName)) {
+				return propNode.getTextContent().trim();
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * Checks if a PortType property was specified in the Tosca.xml of the ArtifactTemplate and returns it if so.
-     *
-     * @param artifactTemplate the ArtifactTemplate
-     * @return the PortType property value as QName if specified, null otherwise
-     */
-    public static QName getPortTypeQName(final TArtifactTemplate artifactTemplate) {
-        try {
-            QName portType = QName.valueOf(getProperty(artifactTemplate, "PortType"));
-            LOG.debug("PortType property: {}", portType.toString());
-            return portType;
-        } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            LOG.warn("PortType property can not be parsed to QName.");
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a PortType property was specified in the Tosca.xml of the
+	 * ArtifactTemplate and returns it if so.
+	 *
+	 * @param artifactTemplate the ArtifactTemplate
+	 * @return the PortType property value as QName if specified, null otherwise
+	 */
+	public static QName getPortTypeQName(final TArtifactTemplate artifactTemplate) {
+		try {
+			QName portType = QName.valueOf(getProperty(artifactTemplate, "PortType"));
+			LOG.debug("PortType property: {}", portType.toString());
+			return portType;
+		} catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			LOG.warn("PortType property can not be parsed to QName.");
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }