diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/export/LecturesBlockPDFExport.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/export/LecturesBlockPDFExport.java
index 764045dc6d257b558752aabc0f8d9ffc72fb83e0..4552e7613a20148858e99cd8318a1c797b0152a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/export/LecturesBlockPDFExport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/export/LecturesBlockPDFExport.java
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public class LecturesBlockPDFExport extends PdfDocument implements MediaResource
 				boxx += allColWidth;
 			}
 			
-			{//authorised
+			if(authorizedAbsenceEnabled) {// authorized
 				float startBoxx = boxx + ((authorisedColWidth - boxWidth - (2 * cellMargin)) / 2);
 				drawLine(startBoxx, texty + offetSetYTop, startBoxx, texty - offetSetYBottom, 0.5f);
 				drawLine(startBoxx, texty - offetSetYBottom, startBoxx + boxWidth, texty - offetSetYBottom, 0.5f);