diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
index 783c3c60574..d5d41f07c36 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 </adf-categories-management>
             </div>
         </ng-container>
-        <mat-expansion-panel *ngFor="let customPanel of customPanels">
+        <mat-expansion-panel *ngFor="let customPanel of customPanels" [expanded]="canExpandTheCard(customPanel.panelTitle)">
             <mat-expansion-panel-header>
                 <mat-panel-title>{{ customPanel.panelTitle | translate }}</mat-panel-title>
             </mat-expansion-panel-header>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                      class="adf-metadata-grouped-properties-container">
                     <mat-expansion-panel *ngIf="showGroup(group) || editable"
                                          [attr.data-automation-id]="'adf-metadata-group-' + group.title"
-                                         [expanded]="canExpandTheCard(group) || !displayDefaultProperties && first">
+                                         [expanded]="canExpandTheCard(group.title) || !displayDefaultProperties && first">
                         <mat-expansion-panel-header>
                             <mat-panel-title>
                                 {{ group.title | translate }}
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
index 60680dacd8f..1a293ec23b7 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ export class ContentMetadataComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
         return properties.length > 0;
     }
 
-    canExpandTheCard(group: CardViewGroup): boolean {
-        return group.title === this.displayAspect;
+    canExpandTheCard(groupTitle: string): boolean {
+        return groupTitle === this.displayAspect;
     }
 
     canExpandProperties(): boolean {