diff --git a/common/src/import-export/policy-label.ts b/common/src/import-export/policy-label.ts
index 83fdb4a337..3b50011002 100644
--- a/common/src/import-export/policy-label.ts
+++ b/common/src/import-export/policy-label.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class PolicyLabelImportExport {
         const config: IStatisticConfig = {
             variables: PolicyStatisticImportExport.validateVariables(data?.variables),
             scores: PolicyStatisticImportExport.validateScores(data?.scores),
-            formulas: PolicyStatisticImportExport.validateFormulas(data?.formulas)
+            formulas: PolicyStatisticImportExport.validateFormulasWithRule(data?.formulas)
         }
         return config;
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/statistics/policy-labels/policy-label-document-configuration/policy-label-document-configuration.component.html b/frontend/src/app/modules/statistics/policy-labels/policy-label-document-configuration/policy-label-document-configuration.component.html
index b926a1151c..422c2b24db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/statistics/policy-labels/policy-label-document-configuration/policy-label-document-configuration.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/statistics/policy-labels/policy-label-document-configuration/policy-label-document-configuration.component.html
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
         <button
             *ngIf="!validator.isNext()" 
             (click)="onSubmit()" 
+            [disabled]="!result?.valid"
             class="guardian-button guardian-button-primary">Publish</button>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-rule-validator.ts b/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-rule-validator.ts
index 146a98a298..90b1dd144a 100644
--- a/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-rule-validator.ts
+++ b/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-rule-validator.ts
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ export class RuleItemValidator {
     }
 
     public updateScores() {
-        return;
+        for (const variable of this.variables) {
+            this.scope.setVariable(variable.id, variable.value);
+        }
     }
 
     public updateFormulas() {
+        for (const variable of this.variables) {
+            this.scope.setVariable(variable.id, variable.value);
+        }
         for (const score of this.scores) {
             this.scope.setVariable(score.id, score.value);
         }
diff --git a/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-statistic-validator.ts b/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-statistic-validator.ts
index 44f49f5dcf..fcc1e86bb0 100644
--- a/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-statistic-validator.ts
+++ b/interfaces/src/validators/label-validator/item-statistic-validator.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,15 @@ export class StatisticItemValidator {
     }
 
     public updateScores() {
-        return;
+        for (const variable of this.variables) {
+            this.scope.setVariable(variable.id, variable.value);
+        }
     }
 
     public updateFormulas() {
+        for (const variable of this.variables) {
+            this.scope.setVariable(variable.id, variable.value);
+        }
         for (const score of this.scores) {
             this.scope.setVariable(score.id, score.value);
         }