diff --git a/module/programplan/view/create.html.php b/module/programplan/view/create.html.php
index 277aa52179..60dcac5fd4 100644
--- a/module/programplan/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/programplan/view/create.html.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
               </div>
             </td>
             <td class='<?php echo $hideAttribute?> <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'attribute', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'attribute', '', ' required');?>'><?php echo html::select("attributes[$i]", $lang->stage->typeList, '', "class='form-control'");?></td>
-            <td <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'acl', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'acl', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::select("acl[$i]", $lang->execution->aclList, 'open', "class='form-control' $class");?></td>
+            <td <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'acl', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'acl', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::select("acl[$i]", $lang->execution->aclList, empty($programPlan) ? 'open' : $programPlan->acl, "class='form-control' $class");?></td>
             <td class='text-center' <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'milestone', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'milestone', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::radio("milestone[$i]", $lang->programplan->milestoneList, 0);?></td>
             <td><input type='text' name='begin[<?php echo $i;?>] ' id='begin<?php echo $i;?>' value='' class='form-control form-date' /></td>
             <td><input type='text' name='end[<?php echo $i;?>]' id='end<?php echo $i;?>' value='' class='form-control form-date' /></td>
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
         </div>
       </td>
       <td class='<?php echo $hideAttribute?> <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'attribute', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'attribute', '', ' required');?>'><?php echo html::select("attributes[$i]", $lang->stage->typeList, '', "class='form-control'");?></td>
-      <td <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'acl', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'acl', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::select("acl[$i]", $lang->execution->aclList, 'open', "class='form-control' $class");?></td>
+      <td <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'acl', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'acl', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::select("acl[$i]", $lang->execution->aclList, empty($programPlan) ? 'open' : $programPlan->acl, "class='form-control' $class");?></td>
       <td class='text-center' <?php echo zget($visibleFields, 'milestone', ' hidden') . zget($requiredFields, 'milestone', '', ' required');?>><?php echo html::radio("milestone[$i]", $lang->programplan->milestoneList, 0);?></td>
       <td><input type='text' name='<?php echo "begin[$i]";?>' id='begin<?php echo $i;?>' class='form-control form-date' /></td>
       <td><input type='text' name='<?php echo "end[$i]";?>' id='end<?php echo $i;?>' class='form-control form-date' /></td>