diff --git a/system/Controllers/MetaApiController.php b/system/Controllers/MetaApiController.php
index 7d04342..7cb7796 100644
--- a/system/Controllers/MetaApiController.php
+++ b/system/Controllers/MetaApiController.php
@@ -138,7 +138,15 @@ class MetaApiController extends ContentController
 					{
 						$userroles[$userrole] = $userrole;
 					}
-					$metadefinitions[$tabname]['fields'][$fieldname]['options'] = $userroles;
+
+					if(isset($fielddefinitions['fieldset']))
+					{
+						$metadefinitions[$tabname]['fields'][$fielddefinitions['fieldset']]['fields'][$fieldname]['options'] = $userroles;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						$metadefinitions[$tabname]['fields'][$fieldname]['options'] = $userroles;
+					}
 				}
 
 				/*
@@ -241,7 +249,6 @@ class MetaApiController extends ContentController
 					$fieldDefinition['options'] = $userroles;
 				}
 
-
 				# validate user input for this field
 				$result = $validate->objectField($fieldName, $fieldValue, $objectName, $fieldDefinition);
 
@@ -382,16 +389,21 @@ class MetaApiController extends ContentController
 	}
 
 	# we have to flatten field definitions for tabs if there are fieldsets in it
-	public function flattenTabFields($tabfields, $flattab)
+	public function flattenTabFields($tabfields, $flattab, $fieldset = null)
 	{
 		foreach($tabfields as $name => $field)
 		{
 			if($field['type'] == 'fieldset')
 			{
-				$flattab = $this->flattenTabFields($field['fields'], $flattab);
+				$flattab = $this->flattenTabFields($field['fields'], $flattab, $name);
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				# add the name of the fieldset so we know to which fieldset it belongs for references
+				if($fieldset)
+				{
+					$field['fieldset'] = $fieldset;
+				}
 				$flattab[$name] = $field;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/system/author/css/style.css b/system/author/css/style.css
index dddf3f4..9bc7a34 100644
--- a/system/author/css/style.css
+++ b/system/author/css/style.css
@@ -987,6 +987,14 @@ section.tab{
 /*	z-index: -1; */
 	padding: 40px;
 }
+/* fix medium fields next together due to fieldset-logic */
+.tab > form > div{
+	display: inline;
+}
+.fs-formbuilder > div{
+	padding: 18px 20px;
+}
+
 /********************
 *		Forms 		*
 ********************/
diff --git a/system/author/js/vue-meta.js b/system/author/js/vue-meta.js
index 6f63fa3..1983e26 100644
--- a/system/author/js/vue-meta.js
+++ b/system/author/js/vue-meta.js
@@ -11,42 +11,13 @@ Vue.filter('translate', function (value) {
   }
 })
 
-Vue.component('tab-metaoriginal', {
-	props: ['saved', 'errors', 'formdata', 'schema', 'userroles'],
-	template: '<section><form>original' +
-				'<component v-for="(field, index) in schema.fields"' +
-            	    ':key="index"' +
-                	':is="selectComponent(field)"' +
-                	':errors="errors"' +
-                	':name="index"' +
-                	':userroles="userroles"' +
-                	'v-model="formdata[index]"' +
-                	'v-bind="field">' +
-				'</component>' + 
-				'<div v-if="saved" class="metaLarge"><div class="metaSuccess">{{ \'Saved successfully\'|translate }}</div></div>' +
-				'<div v-if="errors" class="metaLarge"><div class="metaErrors">{{ \'Please correct the errors above\'|translate }}</div></div>' +
-				'<div class="large"><input type="submit" @click.prevent="saveInput" :value="\'save\'|translate"></input></div>' +
-			  '</form></section>',
-	methods: {
-		selectComponent: function(field)
-		{
-			return 'component-'+field.type;
-		},
-		saveInput: function()
-		{
-  			this.$emit('saveform');
-		},
-	}
-})
-
 Vue.component('tab-meta', {
 	props: ['saved', 'errors', 'formdata', 'schema', 'userroles'],
 	template: '<section><form>' +
-				'<div v-for="(field, index) in schema.fields" :class="getFieldClass(field)">' +
-					'<fieldset class="fs-formbuilder" v-if="field.type == \'fieldset\'"><legend>{{field.legend}}</legend>' + 
+				'<div v-for="(field, index) in schema.fields">' +
+					'<fieldset v-if="field.type == \'fieldset\'" class="fs-formbuilder"><legend>{{field.legend}}</legend>' + 
 						'<component v-for="(subfield, index) in field.fields "' +
 		            	    ' :key="index"' +
-		            	    ' :class="getFieldClass(subfield)"' +
 		                	' :is="selectComponent(subfield)"' +
 		                	' :errors="errors"' +
 		                	' :name="index"' +
@@ -78,23 +49,6 @@ Vue.component('tab-meta', {
 		{
   			this.$emit('saveform');
 		},
-		getFieldClass: function(field)
-		{
-			if(field.type == 'fieldset')
-			{ 
-				return; 
-			}
-			else if(field.class === undefined )
-			{
-				return 'large';
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				var fieldclass = field.class;
-				delete field.class;
-				return fieldclass;
-			}
-		},
 	}
 })