diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/fragments.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/fragments.js
index a9717e4cde3a81240bcdf334ca4cccc09e76c52e..8ba4f7159f8cad5a428d4b9442c27a82c5daffd5 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/fragments.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/fragments.js
@@ -423,5 +423,143 @@ fragments.noInvitesFragment = {
   invites: [],
   id: chance.guid(),
 }
+fragments.noInvitesFragment = {
+  ...fragments.fragment1,
+  recommendations: [],
+  invites: [],
+  id: chance.guid(),
+}
+
+fragments.noInvitesFragment1 = {
+  ...fragments.fragment,
+  recommendations: [],
+  invites: [],
+  id: chance.guid(),
+}
+fragments.minorRevisionWithoutReview = {
+  ...fragments.fragment,
+  recommendations: [
+    {
+      recommendation: 'minor',
+      recommendationType: 'editorRecommendation',
+      comments: [
+        {
+          content: chance.paragraph(),
+          public: true,
+          files: [
+            {
+              id: chance.guid(),
+              name: 'file.pdf',
+              size: chance.natural(),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      id: chance.guid(),
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      createdOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      updatedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+    },
+  ],
+  id: chance.guid(),
+}
+fragments.minorRevisionWithReview = {
+  ...fragments.fragment,
+  recommendations: [
+    {
+      recommendation: 'minor',
+      recommendationType: 'editorRecommendation',
+      comments: [
+        {
+          content: chance.paragraph(),
+          public: true,
+          files: [
+            {
+              id: chance.guid(),
+              name: 'file.pdf',
+              size: chance.natural(),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      id: chance.guid(),
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      createdOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      updatedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+    },
+    {
+      recommendation: 'publish',
+      recommendationType: 'review',
+      comments: [
+        {
+          content: chance.paragraph(),
+          public: chance.bool(),
+          files: [
+            {
+              id: chance.guid(),
+              name: 'file.pdf',
+              size: chance.natural(),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      id: chance.guid(),
+      userId: reviewer1.id,
+      createdOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      updatedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      submittedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+    },
+  ],
+  id: chance.guid(),
+}
+fragments.majorRevisionWithReview = {
+  ...fragments.fragment,
+  recommendations: [
+    {
+      recommendation: 'major',
+      recommendationType: 'editorRecommendation',
+      comments: [
+        {
+          content: chance.paragraph(),
+          public: true,
+          files: [
+            {
+              id: chance.guid(),
+              name: 'file.pdf',
+              size: chance.natural(),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      id: chance.guid(),
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      createdOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      updatedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+    },
+    {
+      recommendation: 'publish',
+      recommendationType: 'review',
+      comments: [
+        {
+          content: chance.paragraph(),
+          public: chance.bool(),
+          files: [
+            {
+              id: chance.guid(),
+              name: 'file.pdf',
+              size: chance.natural(),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      id: chance.guid(),
+      userId: reviewer1.id,
+      createdOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      updatedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      submittedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+    },
+  ],
+  id: chance.guid(),
+}
 
 module.exports = fragments
diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teamIDs.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teamIDs.js
index 506ba0160c31924e674b48ece9fd5a4be53ffa2f..ab1eae10948701757d3d0e745a307204a14b7f4e 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teamIDs.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teamIDs.js
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ module.exports = {
   authorTeamID: chance.guid(),
   revRecommendationTeamID: chance.guid(),
   rev1TeamID: chance.guid(),
-  heTeamMinorRevisionCollectionTeamID: chance.guid(),
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teams.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teams.js
index 8cdf3c1d8bccb0b112e31c105e11bf040e592630..370a9c0e988c6c886454314b76173613d898bf25 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teams.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/teams.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const {
   authorTeamID,
   revRecommendationTeamID,
   rev1TeamID,
-  heTeamMinorRevisionCollectionTeamID,
 } = require('./teamIDs')
 const { submittingAuthor } = require('./userData')
 
-const { collection, collection2 } = collections
+const { collection } = collections
 const { fragment, reviewCompletedFragment, fragment1 } = fragments
 const {
   handlingEditor,
@@ -40,23 +39,6 @@ const teams = {
     updateProperties: jest.fn(() => teams.heTeam),
     id: heTeamID,
   },
-  heTeamMinorRevisionCollection: {
-    teamType: {
-      name: 'handlingEditor',
-      permissions: 'handlingEditor',
-    },
-    group: 'handlingEditor',
-    name: 'HandlingEditor',
-    object: {
-      type: 'collection',
-      id: collection2.id,
-    },
-    members: [handlingEditor.id],
-    save: jest.fn(() => teams.heTeam),
-    delete: jest.fn(),
-    updateProperties: jest.fn(() => teams.heTeam),
-    id: heTeamMinorRevisionCollectionTeamID,
-  },
   revTeam: {
     teamType: {
       name: 'reviewer',
diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/users.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/users.js
index 11dfb44381d2f8e89baba9f38faaeeb1562a6bae..f0a6737c38eb46d4990c4131828b75e7af74ee4b 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/users.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/users.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const {
   authorTeamID,
   revRecommendationTeamID,
   rev1TeamID,
-  heTeamMinorRevisionCollectionTeamID,
 } = require('./teamIDs')
 
 const keys = Object.keys(usersData)
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ users = keys.reduce((obj, item) => {
   let teams = []
 
   if (isHE) {
-    teams = [heTeamID, heTeamMinorRevisionCollectionTeamID]
+    teams = [heTeamID]
   }
   if (item === 'author') {
     teams = [authorTeamID]
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
index 71d3e562a0dfc097f24630c8e90fa9c5d2e48327..9d2d2c4b5758b10d498bd763d65b3ad983cf8dfb 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ describe('Post fragments recommendations route handler', () => {
 
   it('should return success when creating a recommendation as a HE after minor revision and we have at least one review on collection.', async () => {
     const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
-    const { collection2 } = testFixtures.collections
-    const { noInvitesFragment } = testFixtures.fragments
+    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+    const {
+      minorRevisionWithReview,
+      noInvitesFragment1,
+    } = testFixtures.fragments
 
+    collection.fragments = [minorRevisionWithReview.id, noInvitesFragment1.id]
     const res = await requests.sendRequest({
       body,
       userId: handlingEditor.id,
@@ -140,8 +144,8 @@ describe('Post fragments recommendations route handler', () => {
       route,
       path,
       params: {
-        collectionId: collection2.id,
-        fragmentId: noInvitesFragment.id,
+        collectionId: collection.id,
+        fragmentId: noInvitesFragment1.id,
       },
     })
 
@@ -150,6 +154,95 @@ describe('Post fragments recommendations route handler', () => {
     expect(data.userId).toEqual(handlingEditor.id)
   })
 
+  it('should return error when creating a recommendation as a HE after minor revision and there are no reviews.', async () => {
+    const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
+    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+    const {
+      minorRevisionWithoutReview,
+      noInvitesFragment1,
+    } = testFixtures.fragments
+
+    collection.fragments = [
+      minorRevisionWithoutReview.id,
+      noInvitesFragment1.id,
+    ]
+    const res = await requests.sendRequest({
+      body,
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      models,
+      route,
+      path,
+      params: {
+        collectionId: collection.id,
+        fragmentId: noInvitesFragment1.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
+    const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
+    expect(data.error).toEqual(
+      'Cannot publish without at least one reviewer report.',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should return success when creating a recommendation as a HE after major revision and there are least one review on fragment.', async () => {
+    const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
+    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+    const {
+      majorRevisionWithReview,
+      reviewCompletedFragment,
+    } = testFixtures.fragments
+
+    reviewCompletedFragment.collectionId = collection.id
+    collection.fragments = [
+      majorRevisionWithReview.id,
+      reviewCompletedFragment.id,
+    ]
+    const res = await requests.sendRequest({
+      body,
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      models,
+      route,
+      path,
+      params: {
+        collectionId: collection.id,
+        fragmentId: reviewCompletedFragment.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
+    const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
+    expect(data.userId).toEqual(handlingEditor.id)
+  })
+
+  it('should return error when creating a recommendation as a HE after major revision there are no reviews on fragment.', async () => {
+    const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
+    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+    const {
+      majorRevisionWithReview,
+      noInvitesFragment1,
+    } = testFixtures.fragments
+
+    collection.fragments = [majorRevisionWithReview.id, noInvitesFragment1.id]
+    const res = await requests.sendRequest({
+      body,
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      models,
+      route,
+      path,
+      params: {
+        collectionId: collection.id,
+        fragmentId: noInvitesFragment1.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
+    const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
+    expect(data.error).toEqual(
+      'Cannot publish without at least one reviewer report.',
+    )
+  })
+
   it('should return an error when the fragmentId does not match the collectionId', async () => {
     const { reviewer } = testFixtures.users
     const { collection } = testFixtures.collections