diff --git a/application/forms/SaveEventRuleForm.php b/application/forms/SaveEventRuleForm.php
index 89dc645f..749969a6 100644
--- a/application/forms/SaveEventRuleForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/SaveEventRuleForm.php
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public function editRule(int $id, array $config): void
             return;
         }
 
-        $escalationsInCache = $config['rule_escalation'];
+        $escalationsInCache = $values['rule_escalation'];
 
         $escalationsToUpdate = [];
         $escalationsToRemove = [];
@@ -521,13 +521,17 @@ private function fetchDbValues(): array
 
             $escalationRecipients = $re
                 ->rule_escalation_recipient
-                ->withoutColumns(['changed_at', 'deleted']);
+                ->withoutColumns(['rule_escalation_id', 'changed_at', 'deleted']);
 
             foreach ($escalationRecipients as $recipient) {
                 $config[$re->getTableName()][$re->position]['recipient'][] = iterator_to_array($recipient);
             }
         }
 
+        if (! isset($config['rule_escalation'])) {
+            $config['rule_escalation'] = [];
+        }
+
         $config['showSearchbar'] = ! empty($config['object_filter']);
 
         return $config;