diff --git a/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb b/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
index 1cf2f27a..aabb2e49 100644
--- a/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
+++ b/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ module Submissions
       return submission if template.variables_schema.present? ||
                            submission.variables_schema.present?
 
+      return submission if template.schema.none? { |e| e['dynamic'] }
+
       areas_index = {}
       submission.template_schema = []