Index: lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r60ab803bf843562083cfb66764ddfcb3b0a83841 -rc72da0246725fd4cfada33dcf5b0ab90d1c3f3d4
--- lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 60ab803bf843562083cfb66764ddfcb3b0a83841)
+++ lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision c72da0246725fd4cfada33dcf5b0ab90d1c3f3d4)
@@ -373,15 +373,16 @@
 	    ImageGalleryItem delAtt = (ImageGalleryItem) iter.next();
 	    iter.remove();
 	}
-
 	// **********************************************
 	// finally persist imageGalleryPO again
 	service.saveOrUpdateImageGallery(imageGalleryPO);
 
 	// ************************* Handle rating criterias *******************
+	if (mode.isAuthor()) {
 	List<RatingCriteria> oldCriterias = (List<RatingCriteria>) sessionMap.get(AttributeNames.ATTR_RATING_CRITERIAS);
+	
 	service.saveRatingCriterias(request, oldCriterias, contentId);
-
+	}
 	imageGalleryForm.setImageGallery(imageGalleryPO);
 
 	request.setAttribute(AuthoringConstants.LAMS_AUTHORING_SUCCESS_FLAG, Boolean.TRUE);