diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.spec.ts
index b4ae56f3b4..79bd67f658 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ let objectiveService = {
 const quarterService = {
   getAllQuarters(): Observable<Quarter[]> {
     return of([
+      { id: 199, startDate: null, endDate: null, label: 'Backlog' },
       { id: 1, startDate: quarter.startDate, endDate: quarter.endDate, label: quarter.label },
       { id: 2, startDate: quarter.startDate, endDate: quarter.endDate, label: quarter.label },
-      { id: 199, startDate: null, endDate: null, label: 'Backlog' },
     ]);
   },
 };
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
         team = teams[0].id;
       });
       quarterService.getAllQuarters().subscribe((quarters) => {
-        quarter = quarters[1].id;
+        quarter = quarters[2].id;
       });
 
       // Get input elements and set values
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
 
     it('should return correct value if allowed to save to backlog', async () => {
       component.quarters = quarterList;
-      const isBacklogQuarterSpy = jest.spyOn(component, 'isBacklogQuarter');
-      isBacklogQuarterSpy.mockReturnValue(false);
+      const isBacklogQuarterSpy = jest.spyOn(component, 'isNotBacklogQuarter');
+      isBacklogQuarterSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
 
       component.data.action = 'duplicate';
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
       expect(component.allowedToSaveBacklog()).toBeTruthy();
 
       component.state = 'ONGOING';
+      isBacklogQuarterSpy.mockReturnValue(false);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(component.allowedToSaveBacklog()).toBeFalsy();
 
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
       expect(component.objectiveForm.getRawValue().alignment).toEqual(null);
     });
 
-    it('should load not include current team in alignment possibilities', async () => {
+    it('should not include current team in alignment possibilities', async () => {
       objectiveService.getAlignmentPossibilities.mockReturnValue(of([alignmentPossibility1, alignmentPossibility2]));
       component.generateAlignmentPossibilities(3, null, 1);
       let alignmentPossibilities = null;
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
       });
 
       expect(alignmentPossibilities).toStrictEqual([alignmentPossibility2]);
-      expect(component.filteredOptions$.getValue()).toEqual([alignmentPossibility1, alignmentPossibility2]);
+      expect(component.filteredOptions$.getValue()).toEqual([alignmentPossibility2]);
       expect(component.objectiveForm.getRawValue().alignment).toEqual(null);
     });
 
@@ -679,6 +680,13 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
       jest.spyOn(objectiveService, 'getAlignmentPossibilities').mockReturnValue(of([]));
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ObjectiveFormComponent);
       component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      component.data = {
+        objective: {
+          objectiveId: 1,
+          teamId: 1,
+        },
+        action: 'releaseBacklog',
+      };
       fixture.detectChanges();
       loader = TestbedHarnessEnvironment.loader(fixture);
     });
@@ -688,15 +696,7 @@ describe('ObjectiveDialogComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should set correct default value if objective is released in backlog', async () => {
-      component.data = {
-        objective: {
-          objectiveId: 1,
-          teamId: 1,
-        },
-        action: 'releaseBacklog',
-      };
-
-      const isBacklogQuarterSpy = jest.spyOn(component, 'isBacklogQuarter');
+      const isBacklogQuarterSpy = jest.spyOn(component, 'isNotBacklogQuarter');
       isBacklogQuarterSpy.mockReturnValue(false);
 
       const routerHarness = await RouterTestingHarness.create();
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.ts
index 01523bf190..ddcfbbdb6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/dialog/objective-dialog/objective-form.component.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export class ObjectiveFormComponent implements OnInit {
   });
   quarters$: Observable<Quarter[]> = of([]);
   quarters: Quarter[] = [];
-  objective: Objective | null = null;
   teams$: Observable<Team[]> = of([]);
   alignmentPossibilities$: Observable<AlignmentPossibility[]> = of([]);
   currentTeam$: BehaviorSubject<Team | null> = new BehaviorSubject<Team | null>(null);
@@ -102,20 +101,18 @@ export class ObjectiveFormComponent implements OnInit {
 
     forkJoin([objective$, this.quarters$]).subscribe(([objective, quarters]) => {
       this.quarters = quarters;
-      this.objective = objective;
       const teamId = isCreating ? objective.teamId : this.data.objective.teamId;
       let quarterId = getValueFromQuery(this.route.snapshot.queryParams['quarter'], quarters[2].id)[0];
 
       let currentQuarter: Quarter | undefined = this.quarters.find((quarter) => quarter.id == quarterId);
-      if (currentQuarter && !this.isBacklogQuarter(currentQuarter.label) && this.data.action == 'releaseBacklog') {
+      if (currentQuarter && !this.isNotBacklogQuarter(currentQuarter.label) && this.data.action == 'releaseBacklog') {
         quarterId = quarters[2].id;
       }
 
       this.state = objective.state;
       this.version = objective.version;
       this.teams$.subscribe((value) => {
-        let team: Team = value.filter((team: Team) => team.id == teamId)[0];
-        this.currentTeam$.next(team);
+        this.currentTeam$.next(value.filter((team: Team) => team.id == teamId)[0]);
       });
       this.generateAlignmentPossibilities(quarterId, objective, teamId!);
 
@@ -216,12 +213,12 @@ export class ObjectiveFormComponent implements OnInit {
       (quarter) => quarter.id == this.objectiveForm.value.quarter,
     );
     if (currentQuarter) {
-      let isBacklogCurrent: boolean = !this.isBacklogQuarter(currentQuarter.label);
+      let isBacklogCurrent: boolean = this.isNotBacklogQuarter(currentQuarter.label);
       if (this.data.action == 'duplicate') return true;
       if (this.data.objective.objectiveId) {
-        return isBacklogCurrent ? this.state == 'DRAFT' : true;
+        return !isBacklogCurrent ? this.state == 'DRAFT' : true;
       } else {
-        return !isBacklogCurrent;
+        return isBacklogCurrent;
       }
     } else {
       return true;
@@ -244,7 +241,7 @@ export class ObjectiveFormComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  isBacklogQuarter(label: string) {
+  isNotBacklogQuarter(label: string) {
     return GJ_REGEX_PATTERN.test(label);
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/testData.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/testData.ts
index 913f76f962..86093db50f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/testData.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/testData.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const quarterBacklog: Quarter = {
   endDate: null,
 } as Quarter;
 
-export const quarterList: Quarter[] = [quarter1, quarter2, quarterBacklog];
+export const quarterList: Quarter[] = [quarterBacklog, quarter1, quarter2];
 
 export const checkInMetric: CheckInMin = {
   id: 815,