diff --git a/src/process/__tests__/process.test.ts b/src/process/__tests__/process.test.ts
index dc286f68..b2831a24 100644
--- a/src/process/__tests__/process.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/__tests__/process.test.ts
@@ -3133,7 +3133,7 @@ describe('Process Tests', () => {
       processSync(context);
 
       expect(context.data).to.deep.equal({
-        candidates:[{candidate:{data:{section6:{}}}}],
+        candidates:[{candidate:{data:{section6:{ "c":{}, "d":[]}}}}],
         submit: true
       });
     });
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ describe('Process Tests', () => {
       processSync(context);
 
       expect(context.data).to.deep.equal({
-        candidates:[{candidate:{data:{section6:{}}}}],
+        candidates:[{candidate:{data:{}}}],
         submit: true
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/process/clearHidden.ts b/src/process/clearHidden.ts
index 03ed8e80..18ea3880 100644
--- a/src/process/clearHidden.ts
+++ b/src/process/clearHidden.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const clearHiddenProcess: ProcessorFnSync<ClearHiddenScope> = (context) =
 
     const shouldClearValueWhenHidden = !component.hasOwnProperty('clearOnHide') || component.clearOnHide;
 
-    if (shouldClearValueWhenHidden && (isConditionallyHidden || isParentHidden(component))) {
+    if (shouldClearValueWhenHidden && (isConditionallyHidden || isParentHidden(component) || component.hidden)) {
         unset(data, path);
         scope.clearHidden[path] = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/process/conditions/__tests__/conditions.test.ts b/src/process/conditions/__tests__/conditions.test.ts
index 9b7441a5..05467f37 100644
--- a/src/process/conditions/__tests__/conditions.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/conditions/__tests__/conditions.test.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ describe('Condition processor', () => {
       form,
       submission
     );
-    expect(context.components[1]).to.haveOwnProperty('hidden');
-    expect(context.components[1].hidden).to.be.true;
+    expect(context.scope.conditionals).to.have.length(1);
+    expect(context.scope.conditionals?.[0].path).to.equal(form.components[1].key);
+    expect(context.scope.conditionals?.[0].conditionallyHidden).to.be.true;
   });
 
   it('Should not define a conditional component (that condition is based on selectBoxes value) as hidden', async () => {
diff --git a/src/process/conditions/index.ts b/src/process/conditions/index.ts
index 874a6b79..c68a66d4 100644
--- a/src/process/conditions/index.ts
+++ b/src/process/conditions/index.ts
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ export const conditionalProcess = (context: ConditionsContext, isHidden: Conditi
     }
 
     conditionalComp.conditionallyHidden = conditionalComp.conditionallyHidden || isHidden(context);
-    if (conditionalComp.conditionallyHidden) {
-        set(component, 'hidden', true);
-    }
 };
 
 export const customConditionProcess: ProcessorFn<ConditionsScope> = async (context: ConditionsContext) => {
diff --git a/src/process/hideChildren.ts b/src/process/hideChildren.ts
index ec90a3e7..d2187e88 100644
--- a/src/process/hideChildren.ts
+++ b/src/process/hideChildren.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ export const hideChildrenProcessor: ProcessorFnSync<ConditionsScope> = (context)
     const isConditionallyHidden = scope.conditionals?.find((cond) => {
         return path === cond.path && cond.conditionallyHidden;
     });
-    if (component.hidden && isConditionallyHidden) {
+
+    if (!scope.conditionals) {
+        scope.conditionals = [];
+    }
+
+    if (isConditionallyHidden || component.hidden) {
         const info = componentInfo(component);
         if (info.hasColumns || info.hasComps || info.hasRows) {
             // If this is a container component, we need to make the mutation to all the child components as well.
@@ -27,17 +32,6 @@ export const hideChildrenProcessor: ProcessorFnSync<ConditionsScope> = (context)
                 if (comp !== component) {
                     // the path set here is not the absolute path, but the path relative to the parent component
                     (scope as ConditionsScope).conditionals?.push({ path: getComponentPath(comp, compPath), conditionallyHidden: true });
-                    set(comp, 'hidden', true);
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    } else if (component.hidden) {
-        const info = componentInfo(component);
-        if (info.hasColumns || info.hasComps || info.hasRows) {
-            // If this is a container component, we need to make the mutation to all the child components as well.
-            eachComponentData([component], row, (comp: Component, data: any, compRow: any, compPath: string) => {
-                if (comp !== component) {
-                    set(comp, 'hidden', true);
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/utils/logic.ts b/src/utils/logic.ts
index 96a12278..badb4860 100644
--- a/src/utils/logic.ts
+++ b/src/utils/logic.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { checkCustomConditional, checkJsonConditional, checkLegacyConditional, c
 import { LogicActionCustomAction, LogicActionMergeComponentSchema, LogicActionProperty, LogicActionPropertyBoolean, LogicActionPropertyString, LogicActionValue } from "types/AdvancedLogic";
 import { get, set, clone, isEqual, assign } from 'lodash';
 import { evaluate, interpolate } from 'modules/jsonlogic';
-import { componentInfo, eachComponentData, getComponentPath } from "./formUtil";
 
 export const hasLogic = (context: LogicContext): boolean => {
     const { component } = context;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ export function setActionBooleanProperty(context: LogicContext, action: LogicAct
                     conditionallyHidden: !!component.hidden,
                 });
             }
-            set(component, 'hidden', !!component.hidden);
         }
         return true;
     }