diff --git a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/template.hbs b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/template.hbs
index 4b7a5615e5..6cc10b4676 100644
--- a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/template.hbs
+++ b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/template.hbs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
                             @manager={{@manager}}
                             @preprint={{@manager.preprint}}
                             @clickableElementId={{id}}
-                            @enable={{true}}
                             @dragEnter={{fn (mut this.dragging) true}}
                             @dragOver={{fn (mut this.dragging) true}}
                             @dragLeave={{fn (mut this.dragging) false}}
diff --git a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/component.ts b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/component.ts
index aa9e99b09a..775d7c95da 100644
--- a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/component.ts
+++ b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/component.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default class PreprintUpload extends Component<PreprintUploadArgs> {
     rootFolder?: FileModel;
     primaryFile: FileModel | undefined;
     @tracked isUploadFileDisplayed = false;
+    @tracked isEnabled = false;
 
     constructor(owner: unknown, args: any) {
         super(owner, args);
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export default class PreprintUpload extends Component<PreprintUploadArgs> {
 
         this.url = new URL( urlString );
         this.rootFolder = rootFolder;
+        this.isEnabled = true;
     }
 
     @action
diff --git a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/template.hbs b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/template.hbs
index c5e7164742..4e5cd6280f 100644
--- a/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/template.hbs
+++ b/app/preprints/-components/submit/file/upload-file/template.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 @dragleave={{@dragLeave}}
                 @dragover={{@dragOver}}
                 @drop={{@drop}}
-                @enable={{@enable}}
+                @enable={{this.isEnabled}}
                 @id={{id}}
                 @clickable={{this.clickableElementSelectors}}
                 @preUpload={{perform this.preUpload}}