diff --git a/components/ILIAS/IndividualAssessment/classes/ilIndividualAssessmentUserGrading.php b/components/ILIAS/IndividualAssessment/classes/ilIndividualAssessmentUserGrading.php
index 84297a43f3e8..c54e52c24119 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/IndividualAssessment/classes/ilIndividualAssessmentUserGrading.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/IndividualAssessment/classes/ilIndividualAssessmentUserGrading.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public function toFormInput(
 
         $record = $input
             ->textarea($lng->txt('iass_record'), $lng->txt('iass_record_info'))
-            ->withValue($this->getRecord() ? "" : $record_template)
+            ->withValue($this->getRecord() ?? $record_template)
             ->withDisabled(!$may_be_edited)
         ;