diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationType.java b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationType.java
index 13ceb1408..0f055ca6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationType.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 import com.powsybl.network.store.client.PreloadingStrategy;
 
-import static org.gridsuite.modification.server.NetworkModificationException.Type.PRELOADING_STRATEGY_NOT_ALLOWED;
-
 /**
  * @author Slimane Amar <slimane.amar at rte-france.com>
  * @author Franck Lecuyer <franck.lecuyer at rte-france.com>
@@ -65,9 +63,20 @@ public PreloadingStrategy getStrategy() {
     }
 
     public ModificationType maxStrategy(ModificationType other) {
-        if (strategy == PreloadingStrategy.ALL_COLLECTIONS_NEEDED_FOR_BUS_VIEW || other.strategy == PreloadingStrategy.ALL_COLLECTIONS_NEEDED_FOR_BUS_VIEW) {
-            throw new NetworkModificationException(PRELOADING_STRATEGY_NOT_ALLOWED, "Preloading strategy ALL_COLLECTIONS_NEEDED_FOR_BUS_VIEW not allowed");
-        }
-        return strategy != PreloadingStrategy.NONE ? this : other;
+        return switch (strategy) {
+            case NONE -> {
+                if (other.strategy != PreloadingStrategy.NONE) {
+                    yield other;
+                }
+                yield this;
+            }
+            case COLLECTION -> {
+                if (other.strategy == PreloadingStrategy.ALL_COLLECTIONS_NEEDED_FOR_BUS_VIEW) {
+                    yield other;
+                }
+                yield this;
+            }
+            case ALL_COLLECTIONS_NEEDED_FOR_BUS_VIEW -> this;
+        };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/NetworkModificationException.java b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/NetworkModificationException.java
index 9c57aae3f..139111089 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/NetworkModificationException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/NetworkModificationException.java
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public enum Type {
         DELETE_ATTACHING_LINE_NOT_FOUND(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND),
         FILTERS_NOT_FOUND(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND),
         GENERATION_DISPATCH_ERROR(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
-        PRELOADING_STRATEGY_NOT_ALLOWED(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
         VOLTAGE_INIT_MODIFICATION_ERROR(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
         TABULAR_MODIFICATION_ERROR(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
         TABULAR_CREATION_ERROR(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationTypeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationTypeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a3bb005e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/modification/server/ModificationTypeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2024, RTE (http://www.rte-france.com)
+  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+package org.gridsuite.modification.server;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * @author Antoine Bouhours <antoine.bouhours at rte-france.com>
+ */
+public class ModificationTypeTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxStrategyNoneVsNone() {
+        ModificationType noneStrategy1 = ModificationType.LOAD_CREATION;
+        ModificationType noneStrategy2 = ModificationType.LOAD_MODIFICATION;
+        assertEquals(noneStrategy1, noneStrategy1.maxStrategy(noneStrategy2));
+        assertEquals(noneStrategy2, noneStrategy2.maxStrategy(noneStrategy1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxStrategyNoneVsCollection() {
+        ModificationType noneStrategy = ModificationType.LOAD_CREATION;
+        ModificationType collectionStrategy = ModificationType.TABULAR_MODIFICATION;
+        assertEquals(collectionStrategy, noneStrategy.maxStrategy(collectionStrategy));
+        assertEquals(collectionStrategy, collectionStrategy.maxStrategy(noneStrategy));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxStrategyNoneVsAllCollectionsNeededForBusView() {
+        ModificationType noneStrategy = ModificationType.LOAD_CREATION;
+        ModificationType allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy = ModificationType.VOLTAGE_INIT_MODIFICATION;
+        assertEquals(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy, noneStrategy.maxStrategy(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy));
+        assertEquals(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy, allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy.maxStrategy(noneStrategy));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxStrategyCollectionVsCollection() {
+        ModificationType collectionStrategy1 = ModificationType.TABULAR_MODIFICATION;
+        ModificationType collectionStrategy2 = ModificationType.TABULAR_CREATION;
+        assertEquals(collectionStrategy1, collectionStrategy1.maxStrategy(collectionStrategy2));
+        assertEquals(collectionStrategy2, collectionStrategy2.maxStrategy(collectionStrategy1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxStrategyCollectionVsAllCollectionsNeededForBusView() {
+        ModificationType collectionStrategy = ModificationType.TABULAR_MODIFICATION;
+        ModificationType allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy = ModificationType.VOLTAGE_INIT_MODIFICATION;
+        assertEquals(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy, collectionStrategy.maxStrategy(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy));
+        assertEquals(allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy, allCollectionsNeededForBusViewStrategy.maxStrategy(collectionStrategy));
+    }
+}