diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentType.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentType.java
index 187a42494..05282a455 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentType.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentType.java
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ public class ContentType extends ACSObject {
      */
     public static ContentType findByAssociatedObjectType(String objType)
             throws DataObjectNotFoundException {
-
+        
         ContentTypeCollection types = getAllContentTypes();
         types.addFilter("associatedObjectType = :type").set("type", objType);
 
         if (types.next()) {
             ContentType type = types.getContentType();
             types.close();
-
+           
             return type;
 
         } else {
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ContentTypeInitializer.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ContentTypeInitializer.java
index 474209719..16dbcdac6 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ContentTypeInitializer.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ContentTypeInitializer.java
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@ public abstract class ContentTypeInitializer extends CompoundInitializer {
      * @param objectType Base Data Object Type of the content type
      */
     protected ContentTypeInitializer(final String manifestFile,
-                                     final String objectType) {
-        final String url = RuntimeConfig.getConfig().getJDBCURL();
+                                     final String objectType) {       
+        final String url = RuntimeConfig.getConfig().getJDBCURL();        
         final int database = DbHelper.getDatabaseFromURL(url);
-
-
+        
         add(new PDLInitializer
             (new ManifestSource
              (manifestFile,
@@ -90,18 +89,18 @@ public abstract class ContentTypeInitializer extends CompoundInitializer {
     @Override
     public void init(DomainInitEvent evt) {
         super.init(evt);
-
+        
         // Register an optional traversal adapter for the content type
         final String traversal = getTraversalXML();
         if (!StringUtils.emptyString(traversal)) {
             XML.parseResource
                 (traversal,
                  new TraversalHandler());
-        }
+        }        
 
         // Load and register stylesheets for the content type
         try {
-
+           
             ContentType type = ContentType.findByAssociatedObjectType(m_objectType);
 
             MetadataProviderRegistry.registerAdapter(
@@ -112,9 +111,8 @@ public abstract class ContentTypeInitializer extends CompoundInitializer {
             for (int i = 0; i < stylesheets.length; i++) {
                 String stylesheet = stylesheets[i];
                 ContentType.registerXSLFile(type, stylesheet);
-
             }
-        } catch (com.arsdigita.domain.DataObjectNotFoundException e) {
+        } catch (com.arsdigita.domain.DataObjectNotFoundException e) {            
             s_log.debug("Unable to register the stylesheet for " +
                         m_objectType +
                         " because the content type was not found. " +
diff --git a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer.java b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer.java
index cf775a603..243958060 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer
 
     public SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer() {
         super("empty.pdl.mf",
-              SciOrganizationWithPublications.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE);
+              SciDepartmentWithPublications.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ public class SciDepartmentWithPublicationsInitializer
         ContentType departmentType =
                     ContentType.findByAssociatedObjectType(SciDepartment.class.
                 getName());
-        departmentType.setMode("internal");
+        if (!departmentType.isInternal()) {
+            departmentType.setMode("internal");
+        }
 
         AuthoringKitWizard.registerAssetStep(Publication.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE,
                                              PublicationSciDepartmentStep.class,
diff --git a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciOrganizationWithPublicationsInitializer.java b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciOrganizationWithPublicationsInitializer.java
index 9d1b0e1a4..c9da03a86 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciOrganizationWithPublicationsInitializer.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciOrganizationWithPublicationsInitializer.java
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ public class SciOrganizationWithPublicationsInitializer
         ContentType orgaType =
                     ContentType.findByAssociatedObjectType(SciOrganization.class.
                 getName());
-        orgaType.setMode("internal");
+        if (!orgaType.isInternal()) {
+            orgaType.setMode("internal");
+        }
+        System.out.println("Set mode to interal");
 
         AuthoringKitWizard.registerAssetStep(Publication.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE,
                                              PublicationSciOrganizationStep.class,
diff --git a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer.java b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer.java
index 60b05b772..edd8a5081 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-types-organizationwithpublications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer
 
     public SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer() {
         super("empty.pdl.mf",
-              SciOrganizationWithPublications.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE);
+              SciProjectWithPublications.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ public class SciProjectWithPublicationsInitializer
         ContentType projectType =
                     ContentType.findByAssociatedObjectType(SciProject.class.
                 getName());
-        projectType.setMode("internal");
-        
-         AuthoringKitWizard.registerAssetStep(Publication.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE,
+        if (!projectType.isInternal()) {
+            projectType.setMode("internal");
+        }
+
+        AuthoringKitWizard.registerAssetStep(Publication.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE,
                                              PublicationSciProjectStep.class,
                                              new GlobalizedMessage(
                 "sciorganizationpublication.ui.publication.projects.title",