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 30c07672f..3d1a0ac14 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
@@ -633,11 +633,10 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 	formSubmit(): void {
 		this.formService.removeAllBackEndErrors(this.formGroup);
 		this.formService.touchAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
-		if (!this.isFormValid()) {
-			return;
+		if (this.formGroup.get('label').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpId').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpDescriptionTemplateId').valid 
+			&& this.formGroup.get('dmpDescriptionTemplateId').valid && this.formGroup.get('status').valid) {
+			this.persistEntity();
 		}
-
-		this.persistEntity();
 	}
 
 	public delete() {