diff --git a/client/src/mvc/rules/rule-definitions.js b/client/src/mvc/rules/rule-definitions.js
index 7087f31550b..2943d16ff78 100644
--- a/client/src/mvc/rules/rule-definitions.js
+++ b/client/src/mvc/rules/rule-definitions.js
@@ -266,12 +266,16 @@ const RULES = {
         save: (component, rule) => {
             rule.target_column = component.addColumnRegexTarget;
             rule.expression = component.addColumnRegexExpression;
-            if (component.addColumnRegexReplacement) {
+            if (component.addColumnRegexType == "replacement" && component.addColumnRegexReplacement) {
                 rule.replacement = component.addColumnRegexReplacement;
-            }
-            if (component.addColumnRegexGroupCount) {
+                rule.group_count = null;
+            } else if (component.addColumnRegexType == "groups" && component.addColumnRegexGroupCount) {
                 rule.group_count = parseInt(component.addColumnRegexGroupCount);
-            }
+                rule.replacement = null;
+            } else if (component.addColumnRegexType == "global"){
+                rule.replacement = null;
+                rule.group_count = null;
+            };
         },
         apply: (rule, data, sources, columns) => {
             const target = rule.target_column;