diff --git a/wise-webapp/doc/REST Services.md b/wise-webapp/doc/REST Services.md
index fa7cf168..6831ba74 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/doc/REST Services.md	
+++ b/wise-webapp/doc/REST Services.md	
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@ Template Path: /service/admin/users/{userId}/password
 Creating a new user:
  * Template Path: /service/admin/users/
  * Method: Post
- * curl "http://{host.name}:{host.port}/{context.path}/service/admin/users/"  --request post --basic -u "admin@wisemapping.org:admin" -H "Content-Type:text/json" --data "{email:"some email", lastname:"last name",fistname="my first name",password:"password"}"
-
-
+ * curl "http://{host.name}:{host.port}/{context.path}/service/admin/users" --request post --basic -u "admin@wisemapping.org:admin" -H "Content-Type:application/json" --data '{"email": "te2@mydomain.de", "lastname": "lastname", "firstname":"myfirstname","password":"password"}'
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
index c5d5307f..f5a38521 100755
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/MindmapServiceImpl.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class MindmapServiceImpl
             throw new WiseMappingException("Could not be decoded.",e);
         }
 
-        if (!xml.startsWith("<map") || !xml.endsWith("</map>")) {
+        if (!xml.endsWith("</map>")) {
             throw new WiseMappingException("Map seems not to be a valid mindmap: '"+xml +"'");
         }