diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/jython/api/v1/impl/DataSetType.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/jython/api/v1/impl/DataSetType.java
index b4f93f8439257b5e1b65f9ea4147167eb44ccacf..07d7ffeb3c29c8cc148460022b4715479180ce97 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/jython/api/v1/impl/DataSetType.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/jython/api/v1/impl/DataSetType.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class DataSetType extends DataSetTypeImmutable implements IDataSetType
     @Override
     public void setDataSetKind(String dataSetKind)
     {
-        DataSetKind.valueOf(dataSetKind);
+        getDataSetType().setDataSetKind(DataSetKind.valueOf(dataSetKind));
     }
 
     @Override