diff --git a/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb b/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
index 29aa37e8..0ae3b09b 100644
--- a/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
+++ b/lib/submissions/create_from_submitters.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module Submissions
          submitters_attrs.any? { |e| e[:completed].present? } || !with_template || submission.variables.present?
         submission.template_fields = template_fields
         submission.template_schema = submission.template.schema if submission.template_schema.blank?
-        submission.variables_schema = submission.template.variables_schema if submission.template_id &&
+        submission.variables_schema = submission.template.variables_schema if submission.template &&
                                                                               submission.variables_schema.blank?
       end