diff --git a/app/services/smart_annotations/permission_eval.rb b/app/services/smart_annotations/permission_eval.rb
index 04817a931..8d39bc598 100644
--- a/app/services/smart_annotations/permission_eval.rb
+++ b/app/services/smart_annotations/permission_eval.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ module SmartAnnotations
 
       def validate_prj_permissions(user, team, object)
         object.archived = false
-        object.team.id == team.id && can_read_project?(user, object) && object.reload
+        permission_check = object.team.id == team.id && can_read_project?(user, object)
+        object.reload
+        permission_check
       end
 
       def validate_exp_permissions(user, team, object)
         object.archived = false
-        object.project.team.id == team.id && can_read_experiment?(user, object) && object.reload
+        permission_check = object.project.team.id == team.id && can_read_experiment?(user, object)
+        object.reload
+        permission_check
       end
 
       def validate_tsk_permissions(user, team, object)