diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/builder.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/builder.vue
index 7b3e4b70..123cec23 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/builder.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/builder.vue
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export default {
       submitter.name = name
 
       if (existingSubmittersUuids.filter(Boolean).length) {
-        submitter.uuid = existingSubmittersUuids[index] || v4()
+        submitter.uuid = existingSubmittersUuids[index] || submitter.uuid || v4()
       } else {
         submitter.uuid ||= v4()
       }