diff --git a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationController.java b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationController.java
index 1ef3b89..410be1a 100644
--- a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationController.java
+++ b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationController.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             @PathVariable UUID failureInfoUuid,
             @RequestParam String publicationChannel) {
 
-        return failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(failureInfoUuid, publicationChannel);
+        return failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(failureInfoUuid, publicationChannel, false);
     }
 
     @DeleteMapping("/{failureInfoUuid}/channels")
diff --git a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationService.java b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationService.java
index 768a9ef..5f01d7b 100644
--- a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationService.java
+++ b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationService.java
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
         return addressPolygonPoints;
     }
 
-    public FailureInformationPublicationChannelDto insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(UUID failureInfoUuid, String publicationChannel){
+    public FailureInformationPublicationChannelDto insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(UUID failureInfoUuid, String publicationChannel, boolean isPublished){
 
         TblFailureInformation existingTblFailureInformation = failureInformationRepository
                 .findByUuid(failureInfoUuid)
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
         TblFailureInformationPublicationChannel tfiPublicationChannelToSave = new TblFailureInformationPublicationChannel();
         tfiPublicationChannelToSave.setTblFailureInformation(existingTblFailureInformation);
         tfiPublicationChannelToSave.setPublicationChannel(publicationChannel);
-        tfiPublicationChannelToSave.setPublished(false);
+        tfiPublicationChannelToSave.setPublished(isPublished);
 
         TblFailureInformationPublicationChannel savedTfiPublicationChannel = failureInformationPublicationChannelRepository.save(tfiPublicationChannelToSave);
 
diff --git a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/ImportService.java b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/ImportService.java
index fbff409..071c51f 100644
--- a/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/ImportService.java
+++ b/gfsBackendService/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/ImportService.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             log.info("External failure information [MetaId: " + importDataDto.getMetaId() + "] from " + importDataDto.getSource() + " imported (inserted).");
 
             if (foreignFailureDataDto.isAutopublish()) {
-                failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(retVal.getUuid(), Constants.PUBLICATION_CHANNEL_OWNDMZ);
+                failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(retVal.getUuid(), Constants.PUBLICATION_CHANNEL_OWNDMZ, true);
                 log.info("External failure information [MetaId: " + importDataDto.getMetaId() + "] from "
                         + importDataDto.getSource() + "is prepared for autopublish to channel: " + Constants.PUBLICATION_CHANNEL_OWNDMZ);
             }
diff --git a/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationControllerTest.java b/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationControllerTest.java
index 4463056..255f79e 100644
--- a/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationControllerTest.java
+++ b/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/controller/FailureInformationControllerTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@
 
         FailureInformationPublicationChannelDto publicationChannel = MockDataHelper.mockFailureInformationPublicationChannelDto();
 
-        when (failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(any(UUID.class),anyString())).thenReturn(publicationChannel);
+        when (failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(any(UUID.class),anyString(), anyBoolean())).thenReturn(publicationChannel);
 
         mockMvc.perform(post("/grid-failure-informations/{uuid}/channels?publicationChannel=MOCKMAIL", UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
diff --git a/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationServiceTest.java b/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationServiceTest.java
index d51a329..6cb6cb1 100644
--- a/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationServiceTest.java
+++ b/gfsBackendService/src/test/java/org/eclipse/openk/gridfailureinformation/service/FailureInformationServiceTest.java
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@
         when(failureInformationPublicationChannelRepository.countByTblFailureInformationAndPublicationChannel(any(TblFailureInformation.class), anyString())).thenReturn(0);
         when(failureInformationPublicationChannelRepository.save(any(TblFailureInformationPublicationChannel.class))).thenReturn(tblChannel);
 
-        FailureInformationPublicationChannelDto channelDto = failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(tblFailureInformation.getUuid(), tblChannel.getPublicationChannel() );
+        FailureInformationPublicationChannelDto channelDto = failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(tblFailureInformation.getUuid(), tblChannel.getPublicationChannel() , false );
 
         assertEquals(tblChannel.getTblFailureInformation().getUuid(), channelDto.getFailureInformationId());
         assertEquals(tblChannel.getPublicationChannel(), channelDto.getPublicationChannel());
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@
         when(failureInformationPublicationChannelRepository.countByTblFailureInformationAndPublicationChannel(any(TblFailureInformation.class), anyString())).thenReturn(1);
         when(failureInformationPublicationChannelRepository.save(any(TblFailureInformationPublicationChannel.class))).thenReturn(tblChannel);
 
-        assertThrows(BadRequestException.class, () -> failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(tblFailureInformation.getUuid(), tblChannel.getPublicationChannel()));
+        assertThrows(BadRequestException.class, () -> failureInformationService.insertPublicationChannelForFailureInfo(tblFailureInformation.getUuid(), tblChannel.getPublicationChannel(), false));
     }
 
     @Test