diff --git a/src/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm.tsx b/src/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm.tsx
index e591669..0d5b4f0 100644
--- a/src/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm.tsx
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function isEligible(data: FormData, formContent: ReturnType<typeof mergeFormCont
     .split(',')
     .map((item) => item.trim())
     .filter(Boolean);
-  return allowed.includes(data.mitarbeiter) && data.standortBayern === fallbackText(formContent.eligibility.requiredBayernValue, 'ja');
+  return allowed.includes(data.mitarbeiter) && data.standortBayern === fallbackText(formContent.eligibility.requiredBayernValue, participationContent.form.eligibility.requiredBayernValue);
 }
 
 /* ── Main component ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */