diff --git a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/dataset_registration_v1/builder/ConsentGroupFromDataset.java b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/dataset_registration_v1/builder/ConsentGroupFromDataset.java
index ee31660414..5b706dda2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/dataset_registration_v1/builder/ConsentGroupFromDataset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/dataset_registration_v1/builder/ConsentGroupFromDataset.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public ConsentGroup build(Dataset dataset) {
         consentGroup.setDiseaseSpecificUse(dataUse.getDiseaseRestrictions());
         consentGroup.setPoa(dataUse.getPopulationOriginsAncestry());
         consentGroup.setOtherPrimary(dataUse.getOther());
-        consentGroup.setNmds(dataUse.getMethodsResearch());
+        consentGroup.setNmds(Boolean.FALSE.equals(dataUse.getMethodsResearch()) ? true : null);
         consentGroup.setGso(dataUse.getGeneticStudiesOnly());
         consentGroup.setPub(dataUse.getPublicationResults());
         consentGroup.setCol(dataUse.getCollaboratorRequired());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/RuleImplementationInterface.java b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/RuleImplementationInterface.java
index ebf749d2fb..70e98bada2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/RuleImplementationInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/RuleImplementationInterface.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ default boolean hasNoModifiers(DataUse data) {
     if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(data.getEthicsApprovalRequired())) {
       return false;
     }
-    if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(data.getMethodsResearch())) {
+    if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(data.getMethodsResearch())) {
       return false;
     }
     if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(data.getNonProfitUse())) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/DatasetRegistrationSchemaV1BuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/DatasetRegistrationSchemaV1BuilderTest.java
index 1a50d38682..199fcb855d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/DatasetRegistrationSchemaV1BuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/models/DatasetRegistrationSchemaV1BuilderTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -172,14 +174,18 @@ void testBuildSchemaWithDataUse() {
     assertEquals(dataUse.getDiseaseRestrictions(), consentGroup.getDiseaseSpecificUse());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getPopulationOriginsAncestry(), consentGroup.getPoa());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getOther(), consentGroup.getOtherPrimary());
-    assertEquals(dataUse.getMethodsResearch(), consentGroup.getNmds());
+    if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(dataUse.getMethodsResearch())) {
+      assertTrue(consentGroup.getNmds());
+    } else {
+      assertNull(consentGroup.getNmds());
+    }
     assertEquals(dataUse.getGeneticStudiesOnly(), consentGroup.getGso());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getPublicationResults(), consentGroup.getPub());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getCollaboratorRequired(), consentGroup.getCol());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getEthicsApprovalRequired(), consentGroup.getIrb());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getGeographicalRestrictions(), consentGroup.getGs());
     // ConsentGroup.morDate is a string value that is meant to represent a date
-    assertEquals(true, consentGroup.getMor());
+    assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, consentGroup.getMor());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getPublicationMoratorium(), consentGroup.getMorDate());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getNonProfitUse(), consentGroup.getNpu());
     assertEquals(dataUse.getSecondaryOther(), consentGroup.getOtherSecondary());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseV1Test.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseV1Test.java
index d57ecd27c9..a366dbfa4a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseV1Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseV1Test.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> testCompare() {
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder().setHmb(true),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
-            new DataUseBuilder().setGeneralUse(true).setMethodsResearch(true),
+            new DataUseBuilder().setGeneralUse(true).setMethodsResearch(false),
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder().setHmb(true),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
index b789d850ae..9e0e92c660 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/GeneralResearchUseWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> testCompare() {
                 .setOntologies(List.of(new OntologyEntry())),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
-            new DataUseBuilder().setGeneralUse(true).setMethodsResearch(true),
+            new DataUseBuilder().setGeneralUse(true).setMethodsResearch(false),
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder()
                 .setDiseases(true)
                 .setOntologies(List.of(new OntologyEntry())),
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalV1Test.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalV1Test.java
index 2b8885dc22..6ff00ab31d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalV1Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalV1Test.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> testCompare() {
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder().setHmb(true),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
-            new DataUseBuilder().setHmbResearch(true).setMethodsResearch(true),
+            new DataUseBuilder().setHmbResearch(true).setMethodsResearch(false),
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder().setHmb(true),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
index 35cfdafdc9..5e4d4f229a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/consent/http/rules/HealthMedicalBioMedicalWithDiseaseSpecificV1Test.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> testCompare() {
                 .setOntologies(List.of(new OntologyEntry())),
             false),
         Arguments.of(
-            new DataUseBuilder().setHmbResearch(true).setMethodsResearch(true),
+            new DataUseBuilder().setHmbResearch(true).setMethodsResearch(false),
             new DataAccessRequestDataBuilder()
                 .setDiseases(true)
                 .setOntologies(List.of(new OntologyEntry())),