diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/access/access.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/app/access/access.controller.ts
index e987e8756..35b1d485b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/access/access.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/access/access.controller.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { REQUEST } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
-import { Access as AccessModel, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
+import { Access as AccessModel } from '@prisma/client';
 import { StatusCodes, getReasonPhrase } from 'http-status-codes';
 
 import { AccessService } from './access.service';
@@ -87,17 +87,13 @@ export class AccessController {
     }
 
     try {
-      const settings: AccessSettings = data.filters?.length
-        ? { filters: data.filters }
-        : {};
-
       return this.accessService.createAccess({
         alias: data.alias || undefined,
         granteeUser: data.granteeUserId
           ? { connect: { id: data.granteeUserId } }
           : undefined,
         permissions: data.permissions,
-        settings: settings as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+        settings: this.accessService.buildSettings(data.filters),
         user: { connect: { id: this.request.user.id } }
       });
     } catch {
@@ -159,10 +155,6 @@ export class AccessController {
     }
 
     try {
-      const settings: AccessSettings = data.filters?.length
-        ? { filters: data.filters }
-        : {};
-
       return this.accessService.updateAccess({
         data: {
           alias: data.alias,
@@ -170,7 +162,7 @@ export class AccessController {
             ? { connect: { id: data.granteeUserId } }
             : { disconnect: true },
           permissions: data.permissions,
-          settings: settings as Prisma.InputJsonValue
+          settings: this.accessService.buildSettings(data.filters)
         },
         where: { id }
       });
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/access/access.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/access/access.service.ts
index 70e46dc36..e50a6c7d0 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/access/access.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/access/access.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { PrismaService } from '@ghostfolio/api/services/prisma/prisma.service';
+import { AccessSettings, Filter } from '@ghostfolio/common/interfaces';
 import { AccessWithGranteeUser } from '@ghostfolio/common/types';
 
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ export class AccessService {
     });
   }
 
+  public buildSettings(filters?: Filter[]) {
+    const settings: AccessSettings = filters?.length ? { filters } : {};
+
+    return settings as Prisma.InputJsonValue;
+  }
+
   public async createAccess(data: Prisma.AccessCreateInput): Promise<Access> {
     return this.prismaService.access.create({
       data
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/user-account-access/create-or-update-access-dialog/create-or-update-access-dialog.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/user-account-access/create-or-update-access-dialog/create-or-update-access-dialog.component.ts
index b33952070..1b56ae798 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/user-account-access/create-or-update-access-dialog/create-or-update-access-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/user-account-access/create-or-update-access-dialog/create-or-update-access-dialog.component.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import {
-  AbstractControl,
   FormBuilder,
   FormGroup,
   FormsModule,
@@ -143,9 +142,7 @@ export class GfCreateOrUpdateAccessDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         const permissionsControl = this.accessForm.get('permissions');
 
         if (accessType === 'PRIVATE') {
-          granteeUserIdControl?.setValidators([
-            (control: AbstractControl) => Validators.required(control)
-          ]);
+          granteeUserIdControl?.setValidators(Validators.required);
           this.accessForm.get('filters')?.setValue(null);
         } else {
           granteeUserIdControl?.clearValidators();
@@ -153,10 +150,6 @@ export class GfCreateOrUpdateAccessDialogComponent implements OnInit {
           permissionsControl?.setValue(
             access?.permissions[0] ?? AccessPermission.READ_RESTRICTED
           );
-
-          if (this.canApplyFilters) {
-            this.loadHoldings();
-          }
         }
 
         granteeUserIdControl?.updateValueAndValidity();
@@ -164,9 +157,7 @@ export class GfCreateOrUpdateAccessDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         this.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
       });
 
-    if (this.canApplyFilters) {
-      this.loadHoldings();
-    }
+    this.loadHoldings();
   }
 
   protected onCancel() {