diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
index 89ddd89fc0..50951e6955 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GroupsController.php
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
         $group = new Group;
         // Get all the available permissions
         $permissions = config('permissions');
-
-        $selectedPermissions = Input::old('permissions', array());
+        $groupPermissions = array();
+        $selectedPermissions = Input::old('permissions', $groupPermissions);
 
         // Show the page
-        return View::make('groups/edit', compact('permissions', 'selectedPermissions'))->with('group', $group);
+        return View::make('groups/edit', compact('permissions', 'selectedPermissions', 'groupPermissions'))->with('group', $group);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
     {
         $group = Group::find($id);
         $permissions = config('permissions');
-        $group->permissions = $group->decodePermissions();
-        $selected_array = Helper::selectedPermissionsArray($permissions, $group->permissions);
-        return View::make('groups/edit', compact('group', 'permissions','selected_array'));
+        $groupPermissions = $group->decodePermissions();
+        $selected_array = Helper::selectedPermissionsArray($permissions, $groupPermissions);
+        return View::make('groups/edit', compact('group', 'permissions','selected_array','groupPermissions'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/resources/views/groups/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/groups/edit.blade.php
index 7fc9508b10..0704bf51be 100755
--- a/resources/views/groups/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/groups/edit.blade.php
@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@
                     <div class="form-group" style="padding-left: 15px;">
 
                         <label class="radio-padding">
-                        {{ Form::radio('permission['.$permission_name.']', 1, $group->permissions[$permission_name], ['class' => 'minimal']) }}
+                        {{ Form::radio('permission['.$permission_name.']', 1,
+                        (array_key_exists($permission_name, $groupPermissions) && $groupPermissions[$permission_name]), ['class' => 'minimal']) }}
                         Grant</label>
 
                         <label class="radio-padding">
-                         {{ Form::radio('permission['.$permission_name.']', 0, !$group->permissions[$permission_name], ['class' => 'minimal']) }}
+                         {{ Form::radio('permission['.$permission_name.']', 0, (!array_key_exists($permission_name, $groupPermissions) || !$groupPermissions[$permission_name]), ['class' => 'minimal']) }}
                         Deny</label>
                     </div>
                     <hr>