diff --git a/sormas-api/pom.xml b/sormas-api/pom.xml
index e130e44ed0a..e8fddaa77d3 100644
--- a/sormas-api/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-app/pom.xml b/sormas-app/pom.xml
index 25c593ebbb4..2ccce94b3db 100644
--- a/sormas-app/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-app/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-backend/pom.xml b/sormas-backend/pom.xml
index e05b8b80828..eea7f02f544 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-backend/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/FacadeHelper.java b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/FacadeHelper.java
index a1e712ff209..a51d07ee074 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/FacadeHelper.java
+++ b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/FacadeHelper.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import de.symeda.sormas.api.EntityDto;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.i18n.I18nProperties;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.i18n.Strings;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.user.UserRight;
@@ -32,4 +33,10 @@ public static void checkCreateAndEditRights(
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static void setUuidIfDtoExists(AbstractDomainObject target, EntityDto dto) {
+		if (dto != null) {
+			target.setUuid(dto.getUuid());
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/caze/CaseFacadeEjb.java b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/caze/CaseFacadeEjb.java
index f6d2218d760..21945a42be5 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/caze/CaseFacadeEjb.java
+++ b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/caze/CaseFacadeEjb.java
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.infrastructure.facility.FacilityDto;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.infrastructure.facility.FacilityHelper;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.infrastructure.facility.FacilityType;
-import de.symeda.sormas.api.infrastructure.region.RegionDto;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.infrastructure.region.RegionReferenceDto;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.location.LocationDto;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.location.LocationReferenceDto;
@@ -2990,9 +2989,9 @@ public Case fillOrBuildEntity(@NotNull CaseDataDto source, Case target, boolean
 		}, checkChangeDate);
 
 		if (targetWasNull) {
-			target.getHospitalization().setUuid(source.getHospitalization().getUuid());
-			target.getEpiData().setUuid(source.getEpiData().getUuid());
-			target.getSymptoms().setUuid(source.getSymptoms().getUuid());
+			FacadeHelper.setUuidIfDtoExists(target.getHospitalization(), source.getHospitalization());
+			FacadeHelper.setUuidIfDtoExists(target.getEpiData(), source.getEpiData());
+			FacadeHelper.setUuidIfDtoExists(target.getSymptoms(), source.getSymptoms());
 		}
 
 		target.setDisease(source.getDisease());
diff --git a/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom b/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
index cc02ecf47d5..ee1480935bc 100644
--- a/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
+++ b/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-        <version>1.77.1</version>
+        <version>1.77.2</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-base/pom.xml b/sormas-base/pom.xml
index 4df01fde8d2..4f5ce7a763e 100644
--- a/sormas-base/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-base/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 	<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>1.77.1</version>
+	<version>1.77.2</version>
 
 	<properties>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml b/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
index 7d8bfab8257..cca171a9a20 100644
--- a/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-        <version>1.77.1</version>
+        <version>1.77.2</version>
         <relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-ear/pom.xml b/sormas-ear/pom.xml
index f5f55c298cb..e1f44f32644 100644
--- a/sormas-ear/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-ear/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml b/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
index 89648c13387..b2631031898 100644
--- a/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-rest/pom.xml b/sormas-rest/pom.xml
index b9267050ec2..b89e3259dfb 100644
--- a/sormas-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-ui/pom.xml b/sormas-ui/pom.xml
index 0165ee3d92f..7fdb8a376dc 100644
--- a/sormas-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-ui/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.1</version>
+		<version>1.77.2</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml b/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
index 9cc00885d3c..e9b0e2a4235 100644
--- a/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-        <version>1.77.1</version>
+        <version>1.77.2</version>
         <relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>