diff --git a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
index 2bd06649..b6d8747f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ module Api
 
     def template_params
       if params.key?(:template)
-        params.require(:template).permit(:name)
+        params.require(:template).permit(:name, submitters: [%i[name uuid]])
       else
-        params.permit(:name)
+        params.permit(:name, submitters: [%i[name uuid]])
       end
     end
   end