diff --git a/app/logic/__init__.py b/app/logic/__init__.py
index 2c27c83..4c4eab3 100644
--- a/app/logic/__init__.py
+++ b/app/logic/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def get_package(publisher, package):
         return None
 
     descriptor = metadata.get('descriptor')
+    descriptor = validate_for_template(descriptor)
     readme = metadata.get('readme')
     descriptor['owner'] = publisher
     readme_variables_replaced = dp_in_readme(readme, descriptor)
@@ -218,3 +219,25 @@ def generate_signed_url():
                             props=filedata[relative_path])
         res_payload['filedata'][relative_path] = response.build_file_information()
     return res_payload
+
+
+#### helpers
+
+def validate_for_template(descriptor):
+    '''
+    Validates field types in the descriptor for template, e.g. licenses property should be a list.
+    '''
+    licenses = descriptor.get('licenses')
+
+    if licenses is None or type(licenses) is list:
+        return descriptor
+
+    if type(licenses) is dict:
+        license = descriptor.pop('licenses')
+        license = license.get('type')
+        descriptor['license'] = license
+        return descriptor
+
+    descriptor.pop('licenses')
+
+    return descriptor
diff --git a/app/templates/_snippets.html b/app/templates/_snippets.html
index db3d53c..0cd9103 100644
--- a/app/templates/_snippets.html
+++ b/app/templates/_snippets.html
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ <h3>KEY INFO</h3>
         <br />
         <a href="https://opendefinition.org" title="This data is open data as per the Open Definition"><img src="https://assets.okfn.org/images/buttons/od_80x15_blue.png" /></a>
       </div>
+      {% elif dataset.license %}
+      <div class="license">
+        <i class="fa fa-gavel"></i> {{ dataset.license }}
+        <br />
+        <a href="https://opendefinition.org" title="This data is open data as per the Open Definition"><img src="https://assets.okfn.org/images/buttons/od_80x15_blue.png" /></a>
+      </div>
       {% endif %}
     </div>
 
diff --git a/tests/logic/test_logic.py b/tests/logic/test_logic.py
index 58b66af..214f99a 100644
--- a/tests/logic/test_logic.py
+++ b/tests/logic/test_logic.py
@@ -175,3 +175,34 @@ def tearDown(self):
             db.session.remove()
             db.drop_all()
             db.engine.dispose()
+
+class HelpersTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.descriptor = json.loads(open('fixtures/datapackage.json').read())
+
+
+    def test_validate_for_jinja_returns_descriptor_if_no_licenses(self):
+        descriptor = validate_for_template(self.descriptor)
+        self.assertEqual(self.descriptor, descriptor)
+
+    def test_validate_for_jinja_returns_descriptor_if_licenses_is_list(self):
+        self.descriptor['licenses'] = []
+        descriptor = validate_for_template(self.descriptor)
+        self.assertEqual(self.descriptor, descriptor)
+
+    def test_validate_for_jinja_modifies_descriptor_if_licenses_is_dict(self):
+        self.descriptor['licenses'] = {'url': 'test/url', 'type': 'Test'}
+        descriptor = validate_for_template(self.descriptor)
+        self.assertEqual(descriptor['license'], 'Test')
+
+    def test_validate_for_not_errors_if_licenses_is_dict_and_has_no_type_key(self):
+        self.descriptor['licenses'] = {'url': 'test/url'}
+        descriptor = validate_for_template(self.descriptor)
+        self.assertEqual(descriptor['license'], None)
+
+    def test_validate_for_jinja_removes_licenses_if_invalid_type(self):
+        self.descriptor['licenses'] = 1
+        descriptor = validate_for_template(self.descriptor)
+        self.assertEqual(descriptor.get('licenses'), None)
diff --git a/tests/site/test_controller.py b/tests/site/test_controller.py
index 8d68baf..dd7dc2b 100644
--- a/tests/site/test_controller.py
+++ b/tests/site/test_controller.py
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ def test_data_package_page(self):
         rv = self.client.get('/non-existing/demo-package')
         self.assertEqual(404, rv.status_code)
 
+
+    def test_data_package_page_loads_if_descriptor_has_bad_licenses(self):
+        descriptor = json.loads(open('fixtures/datapackage.json').read())
+        descriptor['licenses'] = {'url': 'test/url', 'type': 'Test'}
+        with self.app.app_context():
+            publisher = Publisher(name=self.publisher)
+            metadata = Package(name=self.package)
+            metadata.tags.append(PackageTag(descriptor=descriptor))
+            publisher.packages.append(metadata)
+            db.session.add(publisher)
+            db.session.commit()
+        rv = self.client.get('/%s/%s' %(self.publisher,self.package))
+        self.assertEqual(200, rv.status_code)
+
+
     def test_data_package_page_load_without_views(self):
         descriptor = {"data": [], "resources": []}
         with self.app.app_context():