diff --git a/core/lib/rules.py b/core/lib/rules.py
index 6fb9309..5518817 100644
--- a/core/lib/rules.py
+++ b/core/lib/rules.py
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ class NotificationRuleData(object):
         self.validate_permissions()
         self.validate_schedule_fields()
         self.validate_time_fields()
+        if self.object is not None:
+            self.populate_matched()
+
+    def populate_matched(self):
+        if self.object.match is None:
+            self.object.match = {}
+        for index in self.parsed["index"]:
+            if index not in self.object.match:
+                self.object.match[index] = False
+        self.object.save()
 
     def store_match(self, index, match):
         """