diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
index c1333cd32..3ec5ac043 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@
 											<button [disabled]="saving" mat-menu-item (click)="saveAndClose()" type="button">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SAVE-AND-CLOSE' | translate }}</button>
 											<button [disabled]="saving" mat-menu-item (click)="saveAndContinue()" type="button">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SAVE-AND-CONTINUE' | translate }}</button>
 										</mat-menu>
-
-										<button [disabled]="saving" *ngIf="!isLocked && !viewOnly && hasReversableStatus() == false" mat-raised-button class="description-save-btn mr-2" type="button" (click)="finalize()">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.FINALIZE' | translate }}</button>
+										<button [disabled]="saving" *ngIf="!isLocked && !viewOnly && hasReversableStatus() == false && canEdit" mat-raised-button class="description-save-btn mr-2" type="button" (click)="finalize()">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.FINALIZE' | translate }}</button>
 										<button [disabled]="saving" *ngIf="isLocked" mat-raised-button disabled class="description-save-btn cursor-default" type="button">{{ 'DMP-OVERVIEW.LOCKED' | translate}}</button>
-										<button [disabled]="saving" *ngIf="hasReversableStatus() && !isLocked" mat-raised-button class="description-save-btn mr-2" (click)="reverse()" type="button">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.REVERSE' | translate }}</button>
+										<button [disabled]="saving" *ngIf="hasReversableStatus() && !isLocked && canEdit" mat-raised-button class="description-save-btn mr-2" (click)="reverse()" type="button">{{ 'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.REVERSE' | translate }}</button>
 									</div>
 								</div>
 							</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index 41f2a5056..2d073f85b 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 	isNew = true;
 	isDeleted = false;
 	isCopy = false;
+	canEdit = false;
 	canReview = false;
 	item: Description;
 	fieldsetIdWithFocus: string;
@@ -588,15 +589,15 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		this.descriptionService.getDescriptionSectionPermissions(descriptionSectionPermissionResolverModel)
 			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(
 				permissionPerSection => {
-					const canedit = permissionPerSection && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()] && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()].some(x => x === AppPermission.EditDescription);
+					this.canEdit = permissionPerSection && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()] && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()].some(x => x === AppPermission.EditDescription);
 					this.canReview = permissionPerSection && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()] && permissionPerSection[this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplate.sectionId.toString()].some(x => x === AppPermission.ReviewDescription);
-					this.formGroup = this.editorModel.buildForm(null, this.isDeleted || !canedit);
+					this.formGroup = this.editorModel.buildForm(null, this.isDeleted || !this.canEdit);
 					if (this.item.descriptionTemplate?.definition) this.visibilityRulesService.setContext(this.item.descriptionTemplate.definition, this.formGroup.get('properties'));
 					if (this.item.descriptionTemplate?.definition) this.pageToFieldSetMap = this.mapPageToFieldSet(this.item.descriptionTemplate);;
 
 					// this.selectedSystemFields = this.selectedSystemFieldDisabled();
 					this.descriptionEditorService.setValidationErrorModel(this.editorModel.validationErrorModel);
-					if (this.editorModel.status == DescriptionStatus.Finalized || this.isDeleted || !canedit) {
+					if (this.editorModel.status == DescriptionStatus.Finalized || this.isDeleted || !this.canEdit) {
 						this.viewOnly = true;
 						this.isFinalized = true;
 						this.formGroup.disable();