diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/CountryProperties.vue b/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/CountryProperties.vue
index 9dcf49d..cf0ae42 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/CountryProperties.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/CountryProperties.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="country-edit-container">
-      <collapsible-box v-if="selectedCountry" :is-collapsable="false" variant="border" :title="selectedCountry?.name ?? 'no country'">
+      <collapsible-box v-if="selectedCountry" :is-collapsable="false" variant="border"
+                       :title="selectedCountry?.name ?? 'no country'">
         <div class="country-info-container">
           <box v-if="selectedCountry" class="country-info-box">
             <flag size="xl" :iso="selectedCountry.iso_code"></flag>
@@ -44,7 +45,13 @@
         </div>
       </collapsible-box>
       <div v-else>
-        No country selected.
+        <div class="empty-country">
+
+          <div class="empty-country-inner">
+            No country selected.
+          </div>
+
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -148,6 +155,19 @@ export default {
 
 <style scoped>
 
+.empty-country {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.empty-country-inner {
+  margin: 1.6rem 2.4rem;
+  color: #6B869C;
+  font-size: 1.6rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
 .country-info-text {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -209,6 +229,8 @@ export default {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 
+  min-height: 50rem;
+
 }
 
 .country-search-container {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/Materials.vue b/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/Materials.vue
index d540587..4dd58fa 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/Materials.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/layout/config/Materials.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
         pageCount: 1,
         totalCount: 0
       },
-      pageSize: 10
+      pageSize: 20
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/store/validityPeriod.js b/src/frontend/src/store/validityPeriod.js
index 64d8782..dcd90dd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/store/validityPeriod.js
+++ b/src/frontend/src/store/validityPeriod.js
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ export const useValidityPeriodStore = defineStore('validityPeriod', {
             if (state.periods === null)
                 return null;
 
-            for (const period of state.periods) {
-                if (period.state === "DRAFT")
-                    return period.id;
-            }
-
             for (const period of state.periods) {
                 if (period.state === "VALID")
                     return period.id;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/avatic/lcc/service/configuration/RateApprovalService.java b/src/main/java/de/avatic/lcc/service/configuration/RateApprovalService.java
index 1f1c62e..f26cdb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/avatic/lcc/service/configuration/RateApprovalService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/avatic/lcc/service/configuration/RateApprovalService.java
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ public class RateApprovalService {
             if (increase != null) {
                 validityPeriodRepository.increaseRenewal(increase);
             }
-
-
         }
-
-
     }
 }