diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImpl.java
index 38b8a1e19d..854febe629 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImpl.java
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 import org.gbif.doi.service.DoiException;
 import org.gbif.doi.service.DoiExistsException;
 import org.gbif.doi.service.InvalidMetadataException;
-import org.gbif.dwc.terms.DcTerm;
 import org.gbif.dwc.terms.DwcTerm;
-import org.gbif.dwc.terms.GbifTerm;
-import org.gbif.dwc.terms.IucnTerm;
 import org.gbif.dwc.terms.Term;
 import org.gbif.dwc.terms.TermFactory;
 import org.gbif.dwca.io.Archive;
@@ -679,10 +676,6 @@ private void defineXstreamMapping(UserEmailConverter userConverter, Organisation
     xstream.registerConverter(passwordConverter);
 
     xstream.addDefaultImplementation(ExtensionProperty.class, Term.class);
-    xstream.addDefaultImplementation(DwcTerm.class, Term.class);
-    xstream.addDefaultImplementation(DcTerm.class, Term.class);
-    xstream.addDefaultImplementation(GbifTerm.class, Term.class);
-    xstream.addDefaultImplementation(IucnTerm.class, Term.class);
     xstream.registerConverter(orgConverter);
     xstream.registerConverter(jdbcInfoConverter);
   }
@@ -1121,7 +1114,7 @@ private Resource loadFromDir(File resourceDir, @Nullable User creator, ActionLog
 
         LOG.debug("Read resource configuration for " + shortname);
         return resource;
-      } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+      } catch (Exception e) {
         LOG.error("Cannot read resource configuration for " + shortname, e);
         throw new InvalidConfigException(TYPE.RESOURCE_CONFIG,
           "Cannot read resource configuration for " + shortname + ": " + e.getMessage());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImplTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImplTest.java
index c11dcb35a8..d66a4658ed 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gbif/ipt/service/manage/impl/ResourceManagerImplTest.java
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ public ResourceManagerImpl getResourceManagerImpl() throws IOException, SAXExcep
     InputStream eventCoreIs = ResourceManagerImplTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/extensions/dwc_event_2015-04-24.xml");
     Extension eventCore = extensionFactory.build(eventCoreIs);
 
+    // construct simple images extension
+    InputStream simpleImageIs = ResourceManagerImplTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/extensions/simple_image.xml");
+    Extension simpleImage = extensionFactory.build(simpleImageIs);
+
     ExtensionManager extensionManager = mock(ExtensionManager.class);
 
     // mock ExtensionManager returning different Extensions
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ public ResourceManagerImpl getResourceManagerImpl() throws IOException, SAXExcep
     when(extensionManager.get("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event")).thenReturn(eventCore);
     when(extensionManager.get("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/xsd/simpledarwincore/SimpleDarwinRecord"))
       .thenReturn(occurrenceCore);
+    when(extensionManager.get("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Image")).thenReturn(simpleImage);
 
     ExtensionRowTypeConverter extensionRowTypeConverter = new ExtensionRowTypeConverter(extensionManager);
     ConceptTermConverter conceptTermConverter = new ConceptTermConverter(extensionRowTypeConverter);
@@ -490,6 +495,93 @@ public void testCreateFromSingleGzipFile()
     assertTrue(res.getEml().getDescription().isEmpty());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * test resource (with extension) creation from zipped resource folder.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testCreateWithExtensionFromZippedFile()
+    throws AlreadyExistingException, ImportException, SAXException, ParserConfigurationException, IOException,
+    InvalidFilenameException {
+    // retrieve sample zipped resource folder
+    File resourceXML = FileUtils.getClasspathFile("resources/amphibians/resource.xml");
+    // mock finding resource.xml file
+    when(mockedDataDir.resourceFile(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(resourceXML);
+
+    // retrieve sample zipped resource folder
+    File emlXML = FileUtils.getClasspathFile("resources/amphibians/eml.xml");
+    // mock finding eml.xml file
+    when(mockedDataDir.resourceEmlFile(anyString(), any(BigDecimal.class))).thenReturn(emlXML);
+
+    // create instance of manager
+    ResourceManager resourceManager = getResourceManagerImpl();
+
+    // retrieve sample zipped resource folder
+    File zippedResourceFolder = FileUtils.getClasspathFile("resources/amphibians.zip");
+
+    // create a new resource.
+    resourceManager.create("amphibians", null, zippedResourceFolder, creator, baseAction);
+
+    // test if new resource was added to the resources list.
+    assertEquals(1, resourceManager.list().size());
+
+    // get added resource.
+    Resource res = resourceManager.get("amphibians");
+
+    // test if resource was added correctly.
+    assertEquals("amphibians", res.getShortname());
+    assertEquals(creator, res.getCreator());
+    assertEquals(creator, res.getModifier());
+
+    // test if resource.xml was created.
+    assertTrue(mockedDataDir.resourceFile("amphibians", ResourceManagerImpl.PERSISTENCE_FILE).exists());
+
+    // properties that get preserved
+    // there are 2 source files
+    assertEquals(2, res.getSources().size());
+    assertEquals("danbifdb", res.getSources().get(0).getName());
+    assertEquals(65, res.getSource("danbifdb").getColumns());
+
+    // there is 1 mapping
+    assertEquals(2, res.getMappings().size());
+    assertEquals("danbifdb", res.getMappings().get(0).getSource().getName());
+    assertEquals(Constants.DWC_ROWTYPE_OCCURRENCE, res.getMappings().get(0).getExtension().getRowType());
+    assertEquals("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Image", res.getMappings().get(1).getExtension().getRowType());
+
+    // properties that get reset
+    assertEquals(Constants.INITIAL_RESOURCE_VERSION, res.getEmlVersion());
+    // the resource shouldn't be registered
+    assertFalse(res.isRegistered());
+    // the resource shouldn't have any managers
+    assertEquals(0, res.getManagers().size());
+    // the resource shouldn't have a last published date
+    assertNull(res.getLastPublished());
+    // the resource shouldn't be registered (no org, no key)
+    assertNull(res.getKey());
+    assertNull(res.getOrganisation());
+    // the status should be private
+    assertEquals(PublicationStatus.PRIVATE, res.getStatus());
+    // the resource should have a created date
+    assertNotNull(res.getCreated());
+    // the record count is 0
+    assertEquals(0, res.getRecordsPublished());
+    // the DOI was reset
+    assertNull(res.getDoi());
+    assertEquals(IdentifierStatus.UNRESERVED, res.getIdentifierStatus());
+    assertNull(res.getDoiOrganisationKey());
+    // the change summary was reset
+    assertNull(res.getChangeSummary());
+    // the VersionHistory was cleared
+    assertEquals(0, res.getVersionHistory().size());
+    // the auto-publication was reset
+    assertEquals(PublicationMode.AUTO_PUBLISH_OFF, res.getPublicationMode());
+    assertNull(res.getUpdateFrequency());
+    assertNull(res.getNextPublished());
+    // the other last modified dates were also reset
+    assertNull(res.getMetadataModified());
+    assertNull(res.getMappingsModified());
+    assertNull(res.getSourcesModified());
+  }
+
   /**
    * test resource creation from zipped file, but resource.xml references non-existent extension.
    */