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 8c45dc0f2..0dc486ee2 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
@@ -666,8 +666,6 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 
 	formSubmit(onSuccess?: (response) => void): void {
 		this.formService.removeAllBackEndErrors(this.formGroup);
-		this.formService.touchAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
-		this.tocValidationService.validateForm();
 		if (this.formGroup.get('label').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpId').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpDescriptionTemplateId').valid
 			&& this.formGroup.get('descriptionTemplateId').valid && this.formGroup.get('status').valid) {
 			this.persistEntity(onSuccess);
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss
index b3aa2b404..fafe43a95 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
 // Buffer bar
 ::ng-deep .mdc-linear-progress__buffer {
 	--mdc-linear-progress-track-height: 11px !important;
-	--mdc-linear-progress-active-indicator-color: var(--secondary-color) !important;
 }
 
 ::ng-deep .mdc-linear-progress__buffer-bar {
-	--mdc-linear-progress-track-color: var(--secondary-color) !important;
+	--mdc-linear-progress-track-color: #e0e2ec !important;
 }