diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/information/workbasket-information.component.ts b/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/information/workbasket-information.component.ts
index 957c51c6d..007558954 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/information/workbasket-information.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/information/workbasket-information.component.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ export class WorkbasketInformationComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
 	private postNewWorkbasket() {
 		this.addDateToWorkbasket();
-		this.workbasketService.createWorkbasket(this.workbasket._links.self.href,
-			this.workbasket)
+		this.workbasketService.createWorkbasket(this.workbasket)
 			.subscribe((workbasketUpdated: Workbasket) => {
 				this.alertService.triggerAlert(new AlertModel(AlertType.SUCCESS, `Workbasket ${workbasketUpdated.key} was created successfully`))
 				this.workbasket = workbasketUpdated;
@@ -120,7 +119,8 @@ export class WorkbasketInformationComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 						new SavingInformation(this.workbasket._links.accessItems.href, this.workbasket.workbasketId));
 				}
 			}, error => {
-				this.errorModalService.triggerError(new ErrorModel('There was an error creating a workbasket', error.error.message))
+				this.errorModalService.triggerError(new ErrorModel('There was an error creating a workbasket',
+					error.error ? error.error.message : error))
 				this.requestInProgress = false;
 			});
 	}
diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/workbasket-details.component.ts b/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/workbasket-details.component.ts
index 2cb66ecf0..a2396629a 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/workbasket-details.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/workbasket/details/workbasket-details.component.ts
@@ -103,11 +103,9 @@ export class WorkbasketDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
 		if (!workbasketIdSelected && this.action === ACTION.CREATE) { // CREATE
 			this.workbasket = new Workbasket(undefined);
-			this.workbasket._links.self =  this.workbasket._links.allWorkbasketUrl;
 			this.requestInProgress = false;
 		} else if (!workbasketIdSelected && this.action === ACTION.COPY) { // COPY
 			this.workbasket = { ...this.workbasketCopy };
-			this.workbasket._links.self  = this.workbasket._links.allWorkbasketUrl;
 			this.workbasket.workbasketId = undefined;
 			this.requestInProgress = false;
 		}
diff --git a/web/src/app/services/workbasket/workbasket.service.ts b/web/src/app/services/workbasket/workbasket.service.ts
index fcc545224..448a1f50d 100644
--- a/web/src/app/services/workbasket/workbasket.service.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/services/workbasket/workbasket.service.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
-import {HttpClient, HttpHeaders} from '@angular/common/http';
-import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {environment} from 'app/../environments/environment';
-import {Workbasket} from 'app/models/workbasket';
-import {WorkbasketAccessItems} from 'app/models/workbasket-access-items';
-import {WorkbasketSummaryResource} from 'app/models/workbasket-summary-resource';
-import {WorkbasketAccessItemsResource} from 'app/models/workbasket-access-items-resource';
-import {WorkbasketDistributionTargetsResource} from 'app/models/workbasket-distribution-targets-resource';
-import {Direction} from 'app/models/sorting';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject';
+import { environment } from 'app/../environments/environment';
+import { Workbasket } from 'app/models/workbasket';
+import { WorkbasketAccessItems } from 'app/models/workbasket-access-items';
+import { WorkbasketSummaryResource } from 'app/models/workbasket-summary-resource';
+import { WorkbasketAccessItemsResource } from 'app/models/workbasket-access-items-resource';
+import { WorkbasketDistributionTargetsResource } from 'app/models/workbasket-distribution-targets-resource';
+import { Direction } from 'app/models/sorting';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class WorkbasketService {
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ export class WorkbasketService {
 		return this.httpClient.get<Workbasket>(`${environment.taskanaRestUrl}/v1/workbaskets/${id}`, this.httpOptions);
 	}
 	// POST
-	createWorkbasket(url: string, workbasket: Workbasket): Observable<Workbasket> {
+	createWorkbasket(workbasket: Workbasket): Observable<Workbasket> {
 		return this.httpClient
-			.post<Workbasket>(url, workbasket, this.httpOptions);
+			.post<Workbasket>(`${environment.taskanaRestUrl}/v1/workbaskets`, workbasket, this.httpOptions);
+
 	}
 	// PUT
 	updateWorkbasket(url: string, workbasket: Workbasket): Observable<Workbasket> {