diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/proxy-connectors-rules.js b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/proxy-connectors-rules.js
index 5ef25a11c..615134e69 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/proxy-connectors-rules.js
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/proxy-connectors-rules.js
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ define("archiva.proxy-connectors-rules",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstra
     //private String sourceRepoId;
     this.pattern=ko.observable(pattern);
     this.pattern.subscribe(function(newValue){
+      $.log("pattern modified");
       self.modified(true);
     });
 
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
index 0496ff34e..00a35dc78 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
@@ -1419,9 +1419,9 @@
         </form>
       </div>
     {{/if}}
-    {{if proxyConnectorRule.modified()}}
-      <div class="span3">
-          {{if update}}
+
+      <div class="span3" data-bind="visible: proxyConnectorRule.modified()">
+          {{if update && proxyConnectorRule.modified()}}
             <a href="#" class="btn btn-warning" data-loading-text="${$.i18n.prop('common.loading')}"
              id="proxy-connector-rule-update-btn" data-bind="click: function(){updateProxyConnectorRule(proxyConnectorRule)}">${$.i18n.prop('update')}</a>
           {{else}}
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <br/>
-    {{/if}}
+
     </div>
 </script>