diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
index 70a1d7b14bb..62bae7e6a2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ private void saveInputLevels(List<DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel> listDFTIL, Datas
             existingLevel.setInclude(dsft.isInclude());
             existingLevel.setRequired(dsft.isRequiredDV());
             listDFTIL.add(existingLevel);
-        } else if (dsft.isInclude() || (dsft.getLocalDisplayOnCreate()!=null) || dsft.isRequiredDV()) {
+        } else if (!dsft.isInclude() || (dsft.getLocalDisplayOnCreate()!=null) || dsft.isRequiredDV()) {
             // Only create new input level if there is any specific configuration
             listDFTIL.add(new DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel(
                 dsft, 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
index df497e890e8..37246ddf40f 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/metadataFragment.xhtml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
                         <div class="panel-body">
                             <ui:repeat value="#{metadataBlockVal.value}" var="dsf" varStatus="curField">
                                 <div class="form-group" role="group"
-                                     jsf:rendered="#{((editMode == 'METADATA' or dsf.datasetFieldType.shouldDisplayOnCreate() or !dsf.isEmpty() or dsf.required or dsf.hasRequiredChildren)) or (!datasetPage and dsf.include)}">
+                                     jsf:rendered="#{((editMode == 'METADATA' or dsf.datasetFieldType.shouldDisplayOnCreate() or !dsf.isEmpty() or dsf.required or dsf.hasRequiredChildren) and dsf.include) or (!datasetPage and dsf.include)}">
                                     <!-- Primitive fields -->
                                     <p:fragment id="editPrimitiveValueFragment" rendered="#{dsf.datasetFieldType.primitive}">
                                         <p:autoUpdate/>