diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/domain/QuestionnairePhase.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/domain/QuestionnairePhase.java
index a3b36b145ca124aeaeff8f11ee8fd2c5589265c5..aaea9259268db728e8afc21e350da6ac8c6c4931 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/domain/QuestionnairePhase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/domain/QuestionnairePhase.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import javax.persistence.Enumerated;
 import javax.persistence.FetchType;
 import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
 import javax.persistence.OrderBy;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Entity
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ public class QuestionnairePhase extends AbstractPhase {
 
     @OrderBy
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "questionnairePhase", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true, fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
-    private List<Question> questions;
+    private List<Question> questions = new ArrayList<>();
 
     @OrderBy
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "relatedPhase", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true, fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
-    private List<QuestionPhaseRelation> questionPhaseRelations;
+    private List<QuestionPhaseRelation> questionPhaseRelations = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public List<Question> getQuestions() {
         return questions;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/facade/TrainingPhaseFacade.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/facade/TrainingPhaseFacade.java
index a96e7602cad8f528b5f3bbb52fa35571706fbfea..9c0cad1793359716f236eb16d4380c06fa322544 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/facade/TrainingPhaseFacade.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/facade/TrainingPhaseFacade.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class TrainingPhaseFacade {
         } else if (PhaseType.TRAINING.equals(phaseCreateDTO.getPhaseType())) {
             abstractPhaseDto = trainingPhaseService.createDefaultTrainingPhase(trainingDefinitionId);
         } else {
-            abstractPhaseDto = questionnairePhaseService.createDefaultQuestionnairePhase(trainingDefinitionId);
+            abstractPhaseDto = questionnairePhaseService.createDefaultQuestionnairePhase(trainingDefinitionId, phaseCreateDTO);
         }
 
         abstractPhaseDto.setPhaseType(phaseCreateDTO.getPhaseType());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/QuestionnairePhaseService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/QuestionnairePhaseService.java
index 12e0279714ed30fb5783d0d899eef13a3633c018..7576a6ffa9099fc3ec64199e7f33782ed47f6862 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/QuestionnairePhaseService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/QuestionnairePhaseService.java
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package com.example.demo.service;
 
 import com.example.demo.domain.Question;
 import com.example.demo.domain.QuestionnairePhase;
+import com.example.demo.dto.PhaseCreateDTO;
 import com.example.demo.dto.QuestionnairePhaseDto;
 import com.example.demo.dto.QuestionnaireUpdateDto;
+import com.example.demo.enums.PhaseType;
+import com.example.demo.enums.QuestionnaireType;
 import com.example.demo.mapper.BeanMapper;
 import com.example.demo.repository.AbstractPhaseRepository;
 import com.example.demo.repository.QuestionnairePhaseRepository;
@@ -26,13 +29,19 @@ public class QuestionnairePhaseService {
     @Autowired
     private AbstractPhaseRepository abstractPhaseRepository;
 
-    public QuestionnairePhaseDto createDefaultQuestionnairePhase(Long trainingDefinitionId) {
+    public QuestionnairePhaseDto createDefaultQuestionnairePhase(Long trainingDefinitionId, PhaseCreateDTO phaseCreateDTO) {
 
         QuestionnairePhase questionnairePhase =new QuestionnairePhase();
         questionnairePhase.setTitle("Title of questionnaire level");
         questionnairePhase.setTrainingDefinitionId(trainingDefinitionId);
         questionnairePhase.setOrder(abstractPhaseRepository.getCurrentMaxOrder(trainingDefinitionId) + 1);
 
+        if (PhaseType.QUESTIONNAIRE_ADAPTIVE.equals(phaseCreateDTO.getPhaseType())) {
+            questionnairePhase.setQuestionnaireType(QuestionnaireType.ADAPTIVE);
+        } else {
+            questionnairePhase.setQuestionnaireType(QuestionnaireType.GENERAL);
+        }
+
         QuestionnairePhase persistedEntity = questionnairePhaseRepository.save(questionnairePhase);
 
         return BeanMapper.INSTANCE.toDto(persistedEntity);