diff --git a/src/pages/dataElements/form/CustomAttributes.tsx b/src/pages/dataElements/form/CustomAttributes.tsx
index 92539a68..4329151b 100644
--- a/src/pages/dataElements/form/CustomAttributes.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/dataElements/form/CustomAttributes.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function CustomAttribute({ attribute, index }: CustomAttributeProps) {
             })
         )
 
-        if (required) {
+        if (!required) {
             options.unshift({ value: '', label: i18n.t('<No value>') })
         }