diff --git a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Form/Type/SnippetFieldType.php b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Form/Type/SnippetFieldType.php
index 5215e0ab2a..e085736551 100644
--- a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Form/Type/SnippetFieldType.php
+++ b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Form/Type/SnippetFieldType.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ function (FormEvent $event) {
                 $fieldType = null;
                 if (!is_null($data)) {
                     $fieldType = $data->getFieldType();
-                    if ($data->isRequired() && !$this->patch) {
+                    $patch = (!is_null($this)) ? !$this->patch : false;
+                    if ($data->isRequired() && $patch) {
                         $defaultRequired = true;
                         $constraints = array(
                             new NotBlank