diff --git a/src/gui/createQuestionList.m b/src/gui/createQuestionList.m
index 22d709b6..eaa612bf 100644
--- a/src/gui/createQuestionList.m
+++ b/src/gui/createQuestionList.m
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     if cfg.subject.askGrpSess(1)
         questions.questionsToAsk{1, 1} = questions.group;
         questions.questionsToAsk{1, 2} = false;
+    else
+        questions.questionsToAsk{1, 2} = false;
     end
 
     % the subject number
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
     if  cfg.subject.askGrpSess(2)
         questions.questionsToAsk{3, 1} = questions.session;
         questions.questionsToAsk{3, 2} = true;
+    else
+        questions.questionsToAsk{3, 2} = false;
     end
 
     % the run number
diff --git a/tests/test_createQuestionList.m b/tests/test_createQuestionList.m
index 88a9e08c..a37dd6cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_createQuestionList.m
+++ b/tests/test_createQuestionList.m
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ function test_createQuestionListBasic()
                     'Enter the session number (i.e day ; 1-999): ', true
                     'Enter the run number (1-999): ', true};
 
-    assertEqual(expectedCell(3, 1), questions.questionsToAsk(3, 1));
+    assertEqual(expectedCell, questions.questionsToAsk);
+
+end
+
+
+function test_createQuestionListRestricted()
+
+    %% set up
+    cfg = struct();
+    cfg.subject.askGrpSess = [false false];
+
+    questions = createQuestionList(cfg);
+
+    expectedCell = { ...
+                    [], false
+                    'Enter subject number (1-999): ', true
+                    [], false
+                    'Enter the run number (1-999): ', true};
+
+    assertEqual(expectedCell, questions.questionsToAsk);
 
 end