diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/tasks.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/tasks.py
index 6ebe3e78b041e1f9bccb24ac11a13d293b646e9a..ee07bd2041edd80c2974e22cf978aa22b7e6b009 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/tasks.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/tasks.py
@@ -577,6 +577,9 @@ def create_lofar2_sibling_scheduling_unit_draft_and_blueprint(scheduling_unit_bl
         scheduling_unit_draft = create_scheduling_unit_draft_from_scheduling_unit_blueprint(scheduling_unit_blueprint)
         scheduling_unit_draft.name = scheduling_unit_draft.name.replace("(Copy from blueprint)", "(Lofar2 sibling)")
 
+        # let the commissioners decide if data is to be ingested
+        scheduling_unit_draft.ingest_permission_required = True
+
         # move the draft to the COM_LOFAR2 project, siblings scheduling_set
         project = models.Project.objects.get(name="COM_LOFAR2")
         try: