diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/MessageType.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/MessageType.php
index 3cf2833d9..fb259171f 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/MessageType.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/MessageType.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class MessageType
         "MSGT_UID"       => array("type" => "string", "required" => false, "empty" => false, "defaultValues" => array(), "fieldNameAux" => "messageTypeUid"),
         "PRJ_UID"        => array("type" => "string", "required" => false, "empty" => false, "defaultValues" => array(), "fieldNameAux" => "projectUid"),
         "MSGT_NAME"      => array("type" => "string", "required" => true,  "empty" => false, "defaultValues" => array(), "fieldNameAux" => "messageTypeName"),
-        "MSGT_VARIABLES" => array("type" => "array",  "required" => false, "empty" => false, "defaultValues" => array(), "fieldNameAux" => "messageTypeVariables")
+        "MSGT_VARIABLES" => array("type" => "array",  "required" => false, "empty" => true,  "defaultValues" => array(), "fieldNameAux" => "messageTypeVariables")
     );
 
     private $formatFieldNameInUppercase = true;
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html b/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
index b38e943b2..8ee0f1d4a 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/designer/index.html
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
                 <li><a href="#" title="" class="mafe-button-fullscreen"></a></li>
             </ul>
         </nav>
-        
+
     </section>
 </div>
 
 <div id="p-center-layout">
     <!--BODY-->
-    
+
     <div class="ui-layout-center tab-content" id="div-layout-canvas">
         <!--TODO INSERT DIV CANVAS-->
     </div>
@@ -113,19 +113,19 @@
 </div>
 
 
-<div class="ui-layout-west">   
+<div class="ui-layout-west">
     <div class="bpmn_shapes">
             <!--<div class="head"></div>-->
-       
-      
+
+
      </div>
-</div>    
-    
-    
-   
-    
+</div>
+
+
+
+
     <section class="content" id="idContent">
-        
+
         <div class="content_controls">
             <div class="head"></div>
             <ul>
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
                     <a href="#" class="mafe-menu-eventmessages"></a>
                     <a href="#" class="btn_create mafe-menu-eventmessages-create"><span></span></a>
                 </li>-->
+                <li>
+                    <a href="#" class="mafe-menu-messagetype"></a>
+                    <a href="#" class="btn_create mafe-menu-messagetype-create"><span></span></a>
+                </li>
                 <li>
                     <a href="#" class="mafe-menu-dynaform"></a>
                     <a href="#" class="btn_create mafe-menu-dynaform-create"><span></span></a>