diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/grails-app/controllers/org/modelcatalogue/core/DataImportController.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/grails-app/controllers/org/modelcatalogue/core/DataImportController.groovy
index a190f85f6a..a4a7dcbb86 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/grails-app/controllers/org/modelcatalogue/core/DataImportController.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/grails-app/controllers/org/modelcatalogue/core/DataImportController.groovy
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class DataImportController  {
     }
 
     protected logError(Long id,Exception e){
+        BuildProgressMonitor.get(id)?.onError(e)
         log.error "Error importing Asset[$id]", e
         Asset updated = Asset.get(id)
         updated.refresh()
diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/CatalogueBuilderContext.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/CatalogueBuilderContext.groovy
index 2f3e4a5429..26b905d4f6 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/CatalogueBuilderContext.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/CatalogueBuilderContext.groovy
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ class CatalogueBuilderContext {
      * @param contextElementType
      * @param closure
      */
-    public <T extends CatalogueElement> WithOptionalOrClause withContextElement(Class<T> contextElementType, @DelegatesTo(CatalogueBuilder) @ClosureParams(value=FromString, options = ['org.modelcatalogue.core.util.builder.CatalogueElementProxy<T>', 'org.modelcatalogue.core.util.builder.CatalogueElementProxy<T>,Closure']) Closure closure) {
-        ContextItem<T> contextElement = getContextElement(contextElementType) as ContextItem<T>
+    public <T extends CatalogueElement> WithOptionalOrClause withContextElement(Class<T> contextElementType, boolean anyDepth = false, @DelegatesTo(CatalogueBuilder) @ClosureParams(value=FromString, options = ['org.modelcatalogue.core.util.builder.CatalogueElementProxy<T>', 'org.modelcatalogue.core.util.builder.CatalogueElementProxy<T>,Closure']) Closure closure) {
+        ContextItem<T> contextElement = getContextElement(contextElementType, 0, anyDepth) as ContextItem<T>
         if (contextElement) {
             closure.resolveStrategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST
             closure.delegate = builder
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class CatalogueBuilderContext {
         contextElement
     }
 
-    private <T extends CatalogueElement> ContextItem<T> getContextElement(Class<T> contextElementType = CatalogueElement, int skip = 0) {
+    private <T extends CatalogueElement> ContextItem<T> getContextElement(Class<T> contextElementType = CatalogueElement, int skip = 0, boolean anyDepth = false) {
         int skipped = 0
         for (Map<Class, ContextItem> context in contexts.reverse()) {
             if (skipped++ < skip) {
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ class CatalogueBuilderContext {
             if (result) {
                 return result
             }
+            if (!anyDepth) {
+                return null
+            }
         }
         return null
     }
diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultCatalogueBuilder.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultCatalogueBuilder.groovy
index 52816a9f0c..5eff55e13d 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultCatalogueBuilder.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultCatalogueBuilder.groovy
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ import org.modelcatalogue.core.api.CatalogueElement as ApiCatalogueElement
             return
         }
 
-        context.withContextElement(DataModel) {
+        context.withContextElement(DataModel, true) {
             element.setParameter('dataModel', it)
         }
     }
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ import org.modelcatalogue.core.api.CatalogueElement as ApiCatalogueElement
             return true
         }
         boolean ret = true
-        context.withContextElement(DataModel) {
+        context.withContextElement(DataModel, true) {
             ret = it.name == (parameters.dataModel ?: parameters.classification)?.toString()
         }
         return ret
diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultRelationshipBuilder.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultRelationshipBuilder.groovy
index b7a5c42651..687fff957a 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultRelationshipBuilder.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/src/groovy/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/builder/DefaultRelationshipBuilder.groovy
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DefaultRelationshipBuilder implements RelationshipBuilder {
      * @param extensions closure defining the metadata
      */
     void to(String name, @DelegatesTo(RelationshipConfiguration) Closure extensions = {}) {
-        context.withContextElement(DataModel) {
+        context.withContextElement(DataModel, true) {
             to repository.createProxy(getDestinationHintOrClass(), [classification: it.name, name: name]), extensions
         } or {
             to repository.createProxy(getDestinationHintOrClass(), [name: name]), extensions
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class DefaultRelationshipBuilder implements RelationshipBuilder {
     }
 
     void from(String name, @DelegatesTo(RelationshipConfiguration) Closure extensions = {}) {
-        context.withContextElement(DataModel) {
+        context.withContextElement(DataModel, true) {
             from repository.createProxy(getSourceHintOrClass(), [classification: it.name, name: name]), extensions
         } or {
             from repository.createProxy(getSourceHintOrClass(), [name: name]), extensions
diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/test/integration/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/test/integration/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec.groovy
index 259831fccc..bf053ce6f5 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/test/integration/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePlugin/test/integration/org/modelcatalogue/core/util/CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec.groovy
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import static org.modelcatalogue.core.util.HibernateHelper.*
 
 class CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec extends AbstractIntegrationSpec {
 
+    public static final String DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY = "test no hierarchy"
+    public static final String DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_CLASS = "no parent"
+    public static final String DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_ELEMENT = "reference type element test"
+    public static final String DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_TYPE = "reference type test"
+    public static final String DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_REFERENCE = "reference no class"
     def dataModelService
     def elementService
 
@@ -1203,9 +1208,27 @@ class CatalogueBuilderIntegrationSpec extends AbstractIntegrationSpec {
             child.dataModel == dataModel
             grandChild
             grandChild.dataModel == dataModel
+    }
 
-
-
-
+    def "when creating refrence data type don't create hierarchy"() {
+        given:
+            build {
+                dataModel(name: DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY) {
+                    dataClass(name: DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_CLASS) {
+                        dataElement(name: DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_ELEMENT) {
+                            dataType(name: DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_TYPE) {
+                                dataClass(name: DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_REFERENCE)
+            }   }   }   }   }
+        when:
+            DataClass noParent = DataClass.findByName(DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_CLASS)
+            DataType reference = DataType.findByName(DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_DATA_TYPE)
+            DataClass noChild = DataClass.findByName(DATA_MODEL_NO_HIERARCHY_REFERENCE)
+        then:
+            noParent
+            reference
+            noChild
+            noParent.countParentOf() == 0
+            reference.instanceOf(ReferenceType)
+            noChild.countChildOf() == 0
     }
 }
diff --git a/ModelCatalogueCorePluginTestApp/grails-app/conf/Config.groovy b/ModelCatalogueCorePluginTestApp/grails-app/conf/Config.groovy
index ab8d2bf0a9..02b5375a75 100644
--- a/ModelCatalogueCorePluginTestApp/grails-app/conf/Config.groovy
+++ b/ModelCatalogueCorePluginTestApp/grails-app/conf/Config.groovy
@@ -334,10 +334,11 @@ grails.assets.babel.enabled = true
 grails.plugin.springsecurity.useBasicAuth = true
 grails.plugin.springsecurity.basic.realmName = "Model Catalogue"
 grails.plugin.springsecurity.filterChain.chainMap = [
-        '/catalogue/upload':        'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
-        '/catalogue/*/*/export':    'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
-        '/user/current':            'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
-        '/**':                      'JOINED_FILTERS,-basicAuthenticationFilter,-basicExceptionTranslationFilter'
+        '/catalogue/upload':                    'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
+        '/catalogue/*/*/export':                'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
+        '/user/current':                        'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
+        '/api/modelCatalogue/core/feedback/**': 'JOINED_FILTERS,-exceptionTranslationFilter',
+        '/**':                                  'JOINED_FILTERS,-basicAuthenticationFilter,-basicExceptionTranslationFilter'
 ]
 grails.plugin.springsecurity.logout.handlerNames = [
         'rememberMeServices',