diff --git a/src/frontend/src/app/consent-management/provider-settings/provider-setting.component.ts b/src/frontend/src/app/consent-management/provider-settings/provider-setting.component.ts
index 35f2f6471d9a1b135d44fff2a49e124b5b652542..432c25c1a71ed791da07c2a98cbbf5912e5c756d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/app/consent-management/provider-settings/provider-setting.component.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/app/consent-management/provider-settings/provider-setting.component.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class PrivacySettingComponent implements OnInit {
                     }
                 })
         })
-        if (isConfirmationRequired) {
+        if (isConfirmationRequired && this.previousUserConsent != null) {
             const onConfirm = () => this.change.emit(this.consentDeclaration)
             const onCancel = () => (event.source.checked = false)
             this.openVerbWarningDialog(onConfirm, onCancel, verbId)