diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/dssapi/v3/DataStoreServerApi.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/dssapi/v3/DataStoreServerApi.java
index b3f130aeaa582f3b787dd70a82dffbccfa020ff6..ac0badd9414c5cc5f4e0522ad6719b48b8ca5d3f 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/dssapi/v3/DataStoreServerApi.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/dssapi/v3/DataStoreServerApi.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class DataStoreServerApi extends AbstractDssServiceRpc<IDataStoreServerAp
             List<DataSetFileCreation> files = newDataSets.get(i).getFileMetadata();
 
             long dataSetId =
-                    dao.createDataSet(permId, "External system(s)");
+                    dao.createDataSet(permId, "");
             try
             {
                 dao.createDataSetFiles(PathInfoDTOCreator.createPathEntries(dataSetId, permId, files));