diff --git a/app/controllers/account_configs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/account_configs_controller.rb
index d71d64a5..a99d6770 100644
--- a/app/controllers/account_configs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/account_configs_controller.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class AccountConfigsController < ApplicationController
     AccountConfig::DOCUMENT_FILENAME_FORMAT_KEY,
     AccountConfig::ENABLE_MCP_KEY,
     AccountConfig::IP_ALLOWLIST_KEY,
+    AccountConfig::REQUIRE_CONSENT_KEY
     AccountConfig::AUTO_ARCHIVE_DAYS_KEY,
     AccountConfig::REQUIRE_CONSENT_KEY,
     AccountConfig::REQUIRE_ID_VERIFICATION_KEY
diff --git a/app/javascript/submission_form/form.vue b/app/javascript/submission_form/form.vue
index 050fbe01..d2208e5d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/submission_form/form.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/submission_form/form.vue
@@ -1685,6 +1685,12 @@ export default {
       return this.$refs.areas.scrollIntoArea(area)
     },
     async submitStep (e) {
+      if (this.requireConsent && this.isLastStep && !this.consentAccepted) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.isSubmitting = true
+
       const forceComplete = e?.submitter?.getAttribute('name') === 'completed'
 
       if (this.requireConsent && !this.consentAccepted && (this.isLastStep || forceComplete)) {