diff --git a/Modules/Test/classes/MainSettings/class.ilObjTestSettingsMainGUI.php b/Modules/Test/classes/MainSettings/class.ilObjTestSettingsMainGUI.php
index a8ddb6c5d3ef..0484b53b8623 100644
--- a/Modules/Test/classes/MainSettings/class.ilObjTestSettingsMainGUI.php
+++ b/Modules/Test/classes/MainSettings/class.ilObjTestSettingsMainGUI.php
@@ -541,15 +541,16 @@ private function saveAvailabilitySettingsSection(array $section): void
     {
         $time_based_availability = $section['timebased_availability'];
 
+        $participant_data_exists = $this->test_object->participantDataExist();
         $this->test_object->storeActivationSettings(
-            $this->test_object->participantDataExist()
+            $participant_data_exists
                 ? $this->test_object->isActivationLimited()
                 : $time_based_availability['is_activation_limited'],
-            $this->test_object->participantDataExist()
+            $participant_data_exists
                 ? $this->test_object->getActivationStartingTime()
                 : $time_based_availability['activation_starting_time'],
-            $this->test_object->getActivationEndingTime(),
-            $this->test_object->getActivationVisibility(),
+            $time_based_availability['activation_ending_time'],
+            $time_based_availability['activation_visibility']
         );
         $this->test_object->getObjectProperties()->storePropertyIsOnline($section['is_online']);
     }