diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/abstract.treevaluechooser.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/abstract.treevaluechooser.js
index eb918abf9..e4c78c9c5 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/abstract.treevaluechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/abstract.treevaluechooser.js
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ BI.AbstractTreeValueChooser = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
                 isParent: nodes[i].getChildrenLength() > 0,
                 checked: state[0],
                 halfCheck: state[1],
-                open: o.open,
+                open: nodes[i].open,
                 disabled: nodes[i].disabled,
                 title: nodes[i].title || nodes[i].text,
                 warningTitle: nodes[i].warningTitle,