diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaTemplateChoice.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaTemplateChoice.php
index 1a1be903..56fd456e 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaTemplateChoice.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaTemplateChoice.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class IcingaTemplateChoice extends IcingaObject implements ExportInterface
 
     public function hasBeenModified()
     {
-        if ($this->newChoices !== null && $this->choices !== $this->newChoices) {
+        if ($this->newChoices !== null && ($this->choices ?? $this->fetchChoices()) !== $this->newChoices) {
             return true;
         }