diff --git a/pic-sure-auth-services/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/entity/AccessRule.java b/pic-sure-auth-services/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/entity/AccessRule.java
index 50b1ab83c..15b44a0df 100644
--- a/pic-sure-auth-services/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/entity/AccessRule.java
+++ b/pic-sure-auth-services/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/entity/AccessRule.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public static Map<String, Integer> getTypeNameMap(){
     /**
      * introduce sub-accessRule to enable the ability of more complex problem, essentially it is an AND relationship.
      */
-    @ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
     @JoinTable(name = "accessRule_subRule",
             joinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "accessRule_id", nullable = false)},
             inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "subRule_id", nullable = false)})