diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/forms/VisibilityRuleServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/forms/VisibilityRuleServiceImpl.java
index d46e138de..815ba24dd 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/forms/VisibilityRuleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/services/forms/VisibilityRuleServiceImpl.java
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ public class VisibilityRuleServiceImpl implements VisibilityRuleService {
             if (properties.containsKey(sources.get(i).getVisibilityRuleSourceId()) && (isContained(properties.get(sources.get(i).getVisibilityRuleSourceId()), sources.get(i).getVisibilityRuleSourceValue()) || properties.get(sources.get(i).getVisibilityRuleSourceId()).equals(sources.get(i).getVisibilityRuleSourceValue()))) {
                 this.elementVisibility.put(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId(), true);
             }else{
-                this.elementVisibility.put(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId(), false);
+                if (this.elementVisibility.containsKey(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId())) {
+                    this.elementVisibility.put(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId(), this.elementVisibility.get(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId()) || false);
+                } else {
+                    this.elementVisibility.put(rule.getVisibilityRuleTargetId(), false);
+                }
                 return;
             }
         }