diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/extra-properties-form.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/extra-properties-form.model.ts
index 8ef442501..c2dc45d91 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/extra-properties-form.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/extra-properties-form.model.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class ExtraPropertiesFormModel {
 		const costArray = new Array<FormGroup>();
 		//if (this.externalDatasets && this.externalDatasets.length > 0) {
 		this.costs.forEach(item => {
-			costArray.push(item.buildForm(context.getValidation('costs').descendantValidations, disabled));
+			costArray.push(item.buildForm(context.getValidation('costs').descendantValidations, true));
 		});
 		// } else {
 		// 	//externalDatasetsFormArray.push(new ExternalDatasetModel().buildForm(context.getValidation('externalDatasets').descendantValidations, disabled));