diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
index 0c392ca21c..ae1046be45 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@
                     {{ dsoNameService.getName(group) }}
                   </a>
                 </td>
-                <td class="align-middle">{{ dsoNameService.getName(undefined) }}</td>
+                <td class="align-middle">
+                  {{ dsoNameService.getName((group.object | async)?.payload) }}
+                </td>
               </tr>
               </tbody>
             </table>
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
index bcf803a691..d2ddb3266b 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   debounceTime,
-  filter,
   map,
-  startWith,
   switchMap,
   take,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ import { AlertType } from '../../../shared/alert/alert-type';
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from '../../../shared/confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { ContextHelpDirective } from '../../../shared/context-help.directive';
 import {
-  hasNoValue,
   hasValue,
   hasValueOperator,
   isNotEmpty,
@@ -219,11 +216,16 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$ = this.getActiveGroupLinkedDSO();
     this.linkedEditRolesRoute$ = this.getLinkedEditRolesRoute();
     this.canEdit$ = this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$.pipe(
-      filter((dso: DSpaceObject) => hasNoValue(dso)),
-      switchMap(() => this.activeGroup$),
-      hasValueOperator(),
-      switchMap((group: Group) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, group.self)),
-      startWith(false),
+      switchMap((dso: DSpaceObject) => {
+        if (hasValue(dso)) {
+          return [false];
+        } else {
+          return this.activeGroup$.pipe(
+            hasValueOperator(),
+            switchMap((group: Group) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, group.self)),
+          );
+        }
+      }),
     );
     this.initialisePage();
   }
@@ -271,34 +273,39 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       observableCombineLatest([
         this.activeGroup$,
         this.canEdit$,
-        this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$.pipe(take(1)),
+        this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$,
       ]).subscribe(([activeGroup, canEdit, linkedObject]) => {
 
         if (activeGroup != null) {
 
           // Disable group name exists validator
           this.formGroup.controls.groupName.clearAsyncValidators();
-          if (linkedObject?.name) {
+
+          if (isNotEmpty(linkedObject?.name)) {
             if (!this.formGroup.controls.groupCommunity) {
               this.formBuilderService.insertFormGroupControl(1, this.formGroup, this.formModel, groupCommunityModel);
               this.groupDescription = this.formGroup.get('groupCommunity');
-              this.formGroup.patchValue({
-                groupName: activeGroup.name,
-                groupCommunity: linkedObject?.name ?? '',
-                groupDescription: activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description'),
-              });
             }
+            this.formGroup.patchValue({
+              groupName: activeGroup.name,
+              groupCommunity: linkedObject?.name ?? '',
+              groupDescription: activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description'),
+            });
           } else {
+            this.formModel = [
+              groupNameModel,
+              groupDescriptionModel,
+            ];
             this.formGroup.patchValue({
               groupName: activeGroup.name,
               groupDescription: activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description'),
             });
           }
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            if (!canEdit || activeGroup.permanent) {
-              this.formGroup.disable();
-            }
-          }, 200);
+          if (!canEdit || activeGroup.permanent) {
+            this.formGroup.disable();
+          } else {
+            this.formGroup.enable();
+          }
         }
       }),
     );
@@ -527,6 +534,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   getLinkedEditRolesRoute(): Observable<string> {
     return this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$.pipe(
+      hasValueOperator(),
       map((dso: DSpaceObject) => {
         switch ((dso as any).type) {
           case Community.type.value: