diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/APIMessage.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/APIMessage.java
index 01bd18e7..3b056efb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/APIMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/APIMessage.java
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public class APIMessage implements Serializable {
         RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND("1002", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "resource not found"),
         ILLEGAL_API_ARGUMENT("1010", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Illegal API request argument"),
         UNEXPECTED("1100", HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Unexpected internal server-side error"),
+        INTEGRITY_VALIDATION("1101", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Action would lied to an integrity violation"),
 
         FIELD_VALIDATION("1200", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Field validation error"),
-        INTEGRITY_VALIDATION("1201", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Action would lied to an integrity violation"),
         PASSWORD_MISMATCH("1300", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "new password do not match confirmed password"),
         MISSING_PASSWORD("1301", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Missing Password"),
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBExamConfigForm.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBExamConfigForm.java
index e99c0f83..de4b8f57 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBExamConfigForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBExamConfigForm.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.EntityType;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.Domain;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.EntityKey;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.EntityProcessingReport;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.Page;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamStatus;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.ExamConfigurationMap;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.QuizData;
@@ -179,16 +180,24 @@ public class SEBExamConfigForm implements TemplateComposer {
                 .call()
                 .map(names -> names != null && !names.isEmpty())
                 .getOr(Boolean.FALSE);
-        final boolean hasRunningExam = isAttachedToExam && this.restService
+        final Result<Page<ExamConfigurationMap>> examsPage = this.restService
                 .getBuilder(GetExamConfigMappingsPage.class)
                 .withQueryParam(ExamConfigurationMap.FILTER_ATTR_CONFIG_ID, examConfig.getModelId())
-                .call()
+                .call();
+        final boolean hasRunningExam = isAttachedToExam && examsPage
                 .map(res -> res.content
                         .stream()
                         .filter(map -> map.examStatus == ExamStatus.RUNNING)
                         .findAny()
                         .isPresent())
                 .getOr(false);
+        final boolean hasActiveExams = hasRunningExam || examsPage
+                .map(res -> res.content
+                        .stream()
+                        .filter(map -> map.examStatus == ExamStatus.UP_COMING)
+                        .findAny()
+                        .isPresent())
+                .getOr(false);
 
         // new PageContext with actual EntityKey
         final PageContext formContext = pageContext.withEntityKey(examConfig.getEntityKey());
@@ -261,7 +270,7 @@ public class SEBExamConfigForm implements TemplateComposer {
                         Domain.CONFIGURATION_NODE.ATTR_STATUS,
                         FORM_STATUS_TEXT_KEY,
                         examConfig.status.name(),
-                        () -> resourceService.examConfigStatusResources(isAttachedToExam, hasRunningExam))
+                        () -> resourceService.examConfigStatusResources(isAttachedToExam, hasActiveExams))
                         .withEmptyCellSeparation(!isReadonly))
                 .buildFor((isNew)
                         ? this.restService.getRestCall(NewExamConfig.class)
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl.java
index 769eba14..2eb7793e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.dao.TransactionHandler;
 public class ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl implements ExamConfigurationMapDAO {
 
     private static final List<String> ACTIVE_EXAM_STATE_NAMES = Arrays.asList(
-            ExamStatus.FINISHED.name(),
-            ExamStatus.ARCHIVED.name());
+            ExamStatus.UP_COMING.name(),
+            ExamStatus.RUNNING.name());
 
     private final ExamRecordMapper examRecordMapper;
     private final ExamConfigurationMapRecordMapper examConfigurationMapRecordMapper;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl implements ExamConfigurationMapDAO {
     @Override
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public Result<Boolean> checkNoActiveExamReferences(final Long configurationNodeId) {
-        return Result.tryCatch(() -> !this.examConfigurationMapRecordMapper.selectByExample()
+        return Result.tryCatch(() -> this.examConfigurationMapRecordMapper.selectByExample()
                 .where(
                         ExamConfigurationMapRecordDynamicSqlSupport.configurationNodeId,
                         isEqualTo(configurationNodeId))
@@ -396,11 +396,12 @@ public class ExamConfigurationMapDAOImpl implements ExamConfigurationMapDAO {
 
     private boolean isExamActive(final Long examId) {
         try {
-            return this.examRecordMapper.countByExample()
+            final boolean active = this.examRecordMapper.countByExample()
                     .where(ExamRecordDynamicSqlSupport.id, isEqualTo(examId))
                     .and(ExamRecordDynamicSqlSupport.status, isIn(ACTIVE_EXAM_STATE_NAMES))
                     .build()
                     .execute() >= 1;
+            return active;
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             log.warn("Failed to check exam status for exam: {}", examId, e);
             return false;