diff --git a/core/file-service/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResource.scala b/core/file-service/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResource.scala
index 97f2209bec0..914e71ce5f2 100644
--- a/core/file-service/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResource.scala
+++ b/core/file-service/src/main/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResource.scala
@@ -306,16 +306,7 @@ class DatasetResource {
       datasetUserAccessDao.insert(datasetUserAccess)
 
       DashboardDataset(
-        new Dataset(
-          createdDataset.getDid,
-          createdDataset.getOwnerUid,
-          createdDataset.getName,
-          createdDataset.getRepositoryName,
-          createdDataset.getIsPublic,
-          createdDataset.getIsDownloadable,
-          createdDataset.getDescription,
-          createdDataset.getCreationTime
-        ),
+        createdDataset.into(classOf[Dataset]),
         user.getEmail,
         PrivilegeEnum.WRITE,
         isOwner = true,
diff --git a/core/file-service/src/test/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResourceSpec.scala b/core/file-service/src/test/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResourceSpec.scala
index 1a41488ebfd..6c566064686 100644
--- a/core/file-service/src/test/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResourceSpec.scala
+++ b/core/file-service/src/test/scala/edu/uci/ics/texera/service/resource/DatasetResourceSpec.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package edu.uci.ics.texera.service.resource
 import edu.uci.ics.amber.core.storage.util.LakeFSStorageClient
 import edu.uci.ics.texera.auth.SessionUser
 import edu.uci.ics.texera.dao.MockTexeraDB
-import edu.uci.ics.texera.dao.jooq.generated.enums.UserRoleEnum
+import edu.uci.ics.texera.dao.jooq.generated.enums.{PrivilegeEnum, UserRoleEnum}
 import edu.uci.ics.texera.dao.jooq.generated.tables.daos.{DatasetDao, UserDao}
 import edu.uci.ics.texera.dao.jooq.generated.tables.pojos.{Dataset, User}
 import edu.uci.ics.texera.service.MockLakeFS
@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ class DatasetResourceSpec
     createdDataset.dataset.getIsDownloadable shouldBe true
   }
 
+  it should "return DashboardDataset with correct owner email, WRITE privilege, and isOwner=true" in {
+    val createDatasetRequest = DatasetResource.CreateDatasetRequest(
+      datasetName = "dashboard-dataset-test",
+      datasetDescription = "test for DashboardDataset properties",
+      isDatasetPublic = true,
+      isDatasetDownloadable = false
+    )
+
+    val dashboardDataset = datasetResource.createDataset(createDatasetRequest, sessionUser)
+
+    // Verify the DashboardDataset properties
+    dashboardDataset.ownerEmail shouldEqual testUser.getEmail
+    dashboardDataset.accessPrivilege shouldEqual PrivilegeEnum.WRITE
+    dashboardDataset.isOwner shouldBe true
+    dashboardDataset.size shouldEqual 0
+
+    // Verify the underlying dataset properties
+    dashboardDataset.dataset.getName shouldEqual "dashboard-dataset-test"
+    dashboardDataset.dataset.getDescription shouldEqual "test for DashboardDataset properties"
+    dashboardDataset.dataset.getIsPublic shouldBe true
+    dashboardDataset.dataset.getIsDownloadable shouldBe false
+  }
+
   it should "delete dataset successfully if user owns it" in {
     // insert a dataset directly into DB
     val dataset = new Dataset