diff --git a/app/controllers/submissions_unarchive_controller.rb b/app/controllers/submissions_unarchive_controller.rb
index 8bd320a6..047361a8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/submissions_unarchive_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/submissions_unarchive_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class SubmissionsUnarchiveController < ApplicationController
   load_and_authorize_resource :submission
 
   def create
-    authorize!(:update, @submission)
+    authorize!(:destroy, @submission)
 
     @submission.update!(archived_at: nil)