diff --git a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/corpus-definition.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/corpus-definition.service.ts
index b7af0d293..08c7e8760 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/corpus-definition.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/corpus-definition.service.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export class CorpusDefinitionService implements OnDestroy {
         this.destroy$.complete();
     }
 
-    public toggleStep(stepIndex: number) {
-        const newValue = this.steps$.value;
+    public toggleStepDisabled(stepIndex: number) {
+        const newValue = _.cloneDeep(this.steps$.value);
         newValue[stepIndex].disabled = !newValue[stepIndex].disabled;
-        this.steps$.next(_.cloneDeep(newValue));
+        this.steps$.next(newValue);
     }
 
     public activateStep(index: number) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/meta-form/meta-form.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/meta-form/meta-form.component.ts
index 55ad23075..e78b81493 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/meta-form/meta-form.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/meta-form/meta-form.component.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class MetaFormComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
             newMeta as CorpusDefinition['definition']['meta'];
         this.corpus.save().subscribe({
             next: () => {
-                this.corpusDefService.toggleStep(1);
+                this.corpusDefService.toggleStepDisabled(1);
                 this.corpusDefService.activateStep(1);
             },
             error: console.error,
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/upload-sample/upload-sample.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/upload-sample/upload-sample.component.ts
index 9ff1bcce4..04467dae0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/upload-sample/upload-sample.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/corpus-definitions/form/upload-sample/upload-sample.component.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class UploadSampleComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     onSubmit() {
-        this.corpusDefService.toggleStep(2);
+        this.corpusDefService.toggleStepDisabled(2);
         this.corpusDefService.activateStep(2);
     }