diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index 39615e8f7..5c7258b85 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -1131,12 +1131,14 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 
 	getNestedSectionIdsByField(section: DescriptionTemplateSection, fieldSetId: string):  string[] {
 		if (section.sections) {
-			return [section.id, ...section.sections.flatMap((subsection: DescriptionTemplateSection) => this.getNestedSectionIdsByField(subsection, fieldSetId))];
+			const subNestedSectionIds: string[] = section.sections.flatMap((subsection: DescriptionTemplateSection) => this.getNestedSectionIdsByField(subsection, fieldSetId))
+			if (subNestedSectionIds.length > 0) return [section.id, ...subNestedSectionIds];
+			// return [section.id, ...section.sections.flatMap((subsection: DescriptionTemplateSection) => this.getNestedSectionIdsByField(subsection, fieldSetId))];
 		}
 
 		else if (section.fieldSets.find(fieldSet => fieldSet.id == fieldSetId)) return [section.id];
 
-		else return [];
+		return [];
 	}
 
 	// 	// this._listenersSubscription.add(dmpSubscription);