diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/filters/ProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevelFilter.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/filters/ProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevelFilter.java
index 1776ac9b3..670c0d6f4 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/filters/ProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevelFilter.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/filters/ProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevelFilter.java
@@ -163,13 +163,18 @@ public class ProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevelFilter extends VitroFiltersImpl {
             
             try {
                 ObjectProperty prop = stmt.getProperty();
-                if( prop == null )
-                    prop = wdf.getObjectPropertyDao().getObjectPropertyByURI( stmt.getPropertyURI() );                        
-                if( prop == null ) 
-                    if( ! canViewOddItems() ){ return false; }
-                else
-                    if( sameLevelOrHigher( prop.getProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevel()) == false)
-                        return false;      
+				if (prop == null) {
+					prop = wdf.getObjectPropertyDao().getObjectPropertyByURI(stmt.getPropertyURI());
+				}
+				if (prop == null) {
+					if (!canViewOddItems()) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				} else {
+					if (sameLevelOrHigher(prop.getProhibitedFromUpdateBelowRoleLevel()) == false) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
                 
                 Individual subject = 
                     (stmt.getSubject() != null ? stmt.getSubject() : wdf.getIndividualDao().getIndividualByURI( stmt.getSubjectURI()));