diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/ExamDAO.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/ExamDAO.java
index 2e5cbb4e..fd6d1391 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/ExamDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/ExamDAO.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheEvict;
 
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.GrantEntity;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamStatus;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Result;
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.session.impl.ExamSessionCac
 /** Concrete EntityDAO interface of Exam entities */
 public interface ExamDAO extends ActivatableEntityDAO<Exam, Exam>, BulkActionSupportDAO<Exam> {
 
+    /** Get a GrantEntity for the exam of specified id (PK)
+     * This is actually a Exam instance but with no course data loaded.
+     * 
+     * @param id The id of the exam (PK)
+     * @return Result referring to the GrantEntity of the exam or to an error when happened */
+    Result<GrantEntity> examGrantEntityByPK(final Long id);
+
     /** Get all active Exams for a given institution.
      *
      * @param institutionId the identifier of the institution
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
index baa5308a..1a433549 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamDAOImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.Constants;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.EntityType;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.EntityKey;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.GrantEntity;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamStatus;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamType;
@@ -82,6 +83,13 @@ public class ExamDAOImpl implements ExamDAO {
                 .flatMap(this::toDomainModel);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    public Result<GrantEntity> examGrantEntityByPK(final Long id) {
+        return recordById(id)
+                .map(record -> toDomainModel(record, null).getOrThrow());
+    }
+
     @Override
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public Result<Exam> byClientConnection(final Long connectionId) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamConfigurationMappingController.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamConfigurationMappingController.java
index f153c6d3..b89a2e32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamConfigurationMappingController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamConfigurationMappingController.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ExamConfigurationMappingController extends EntityController<ExamCon
         }
 
         return this.examDao
-                .byPK(entity.examId)
+                .examGrantEntityByPK(entity.examId)
                 .getOrThrow();
     }