diff --git a/core/ide/che-core-ide-stacks/src/main/resources/predefined-stacks.json b/core/ide/che-core-ide-stacks/src/main/resources/predefined-stacks.json
index ce7f79f9cc..a7874c06bf 100644
--- a/core/ide/che-core-ide-stacks/src/main/resources/predefined-stacks.json
+++ b/core/ide/che-core-ide-stacks/src/main/resources/predefined-stacks.json
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@
       }
     ],
     "source": {
-      "type": "image",
-      "origin": "codenvy/debian_jre"
+      "type": "recipe",
+      "origin": "FROM codenvy/debian_jre\nCMD tail -f /dev/null"
     },
     "workspaceConfig": {
       "environments": [
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@
       "description": null
     },
     "source": {
-      "type": "image",
-      "origin": "codenvy/ubuntu_jre"
+      "type": "recipe",
+      "origin": "FROM codenvy/ubuntu_jre\nCMD tail -f /dev/null"
     },
     "permissions": {
       "groups": [
diff --git a/dashboard/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.controller.js b/dashboard/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.controller.js
index e5ed3e65c5..c05186fd47 100755
--- a/dashboard/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.controller.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.controller.js
@@ -689,6 +689,9 @@ export class CreateProjectCtrl {
     if ('image' === recipeSource.type) {
       // needs to add recipe for that script
       promise = this.submitRecipe('generated-' + stack.name, 'FROM ' + recipeSource.origin);
+    } else if ('recipe' === recipeSource.type) {
+
+      promise = this.submitRecipe('generated-' + stack.name, recipeSource.origin);
     } else {
       throw 'Not implemented';
     }