diff --git a/application/backend/src/main/java/ai/typerefinery/websight/models/components/forms/Field.java b/application/backend/src/main/java/ai/typerefinery/websight/models/components/forms/Field.java
index f09f08567..d7c8c3eb0 100644
--- a/application/backend/src/main/java/ai/typerefinery/websight/models/components/forms/Field.java
+++ b/application/backend/src/main/java/ai/typerefinery/websight/models/components/forms/Field.java
@@ -50,9 +50,16 @@ public class Field extends BaseFormComponent {
     @Getter
     protected String labelId = DEFAULT_ID;
 
+    @Getter
+    protected boolean labelHidden = true; //hidden untill we find it as a child
+
     @Getter
     protected String fieldId = DEFAULT_ID;
 
+    @Getter
+    protected boolean fieldHidden = true; //hidden untill we find it as a child
+
+
     // authored flex toggle
     @Inject
     @Getter
@@ -90,9 +97,11 @@ protected void init() {
                     if (name.equals("label")) {
                         String id = child.getValueMap().get("id", "");
                         this.labelId = this.resource.getName() + (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(id) ? "-" + id : "");
+                        this.labelHidden = false;
                     } else if (name.equals("field")) {
                         String id = child.getValueMap().get("id", "");
                         this.fieldId = this.resource.getName() + (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(id) ? "-" + id : "");
+                        this.fieldHidden = false;
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/forms/field/variant.html b/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/forms/field/variant.html
index cbaa329e2..90f44203a 100644
--- a/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/forms/field/variant.html
+++ b/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/forms/field/variant.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template data-sly-template.variant="${ @ model }">
     <field id="${model.id}" class="${model.componentClassNames}">
-        <sly data-sly-resource="${'label' @ selectors=['id', model.labelId, 'for', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
-        <sly data-sly-resource="${'field' @ selectors=['id', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
+        <sly data-sly-test="${!model.labelHidden}" data-sly-resource="${'label' @ selectors=['id', model.labelId, 'for', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
+        <sly data-sly-test="${!model.fieldHidden}" data-sly-resource="${'field' @ selectors=['id', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
     </field>
 </template>
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diff --git a/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/stix/forms/field/variant.html b/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/stix/forms/field/variant.html
index cbaa329e2..90f44203a 100644
--- a/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/stix/forms/field/variant.html
+++ b/application/backend/src/main/resources/apps/typerefinery/components/stix/forms/field/variant.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template data-sly-template.variant="${ @ model }">
     <field id="${model.id}" class="${model.componentClassNames}">
-        <sly data-sly-resource="${'label' @ selectors=['id', model.labelId, 'for', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
-        <sly data-sly-resource="${'field' @ selectors=['id', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
+        <sly data-sly-test="${!model.labelHidden}" data-sly-resource="${'label' @ selectors=['id', model.labelId, 'for', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
+        <sly data-sly-test="${!model.fieldHidden}" data-sly-resource="${'field' @ selectors=['id', model.fieldId, 'fid', model.parentFieldId]}"></sly>
     </field>
 </template>
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