diff --git a/website/profile/utils.py b/website/profile/utils.py
index 3ccff69a164..e24ca9b1ed9 100644
--- a/website/profile/utils.py
+++ b/website/profile/utils.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def serialize_access_requests(node):
         {
             'user': serialize_user(access_request.creator),
             'comment': access_request.comment,
+            'requested_permissions': access_request.requested_permissions,
             'id': access_request._id
         } for access_request in node.requests.filter(
             request_type=workflows.RequestTypes.ACCESS.value,
diff --git a/website/templates/project/contributors.mako b/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
index 65954d3aced..c194884d7c8 100644
--- a/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
+++ b/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
                 <div class="td-content" data-bind="visible: !$root.collapsed() ||  accessRequest.expanded()">
                 <select class="form-control input-sm" data-bind="
                     options: $parents[0].permissionList,
-                    value: permission,
+                    value: requested_permissions,
                     optionsText: optionsText.bind(permission)"
                 >
                 </select>