diff --git a/components/src/components/Map/editForm/Component.edit.data.ts b/components/src/components/Map/editForm/Component.edit.data.ts
index 171ecf627..5a0d9e456 100644
--- a/components/src/components/Map/editForm/Component.edit.data.ts
+++ b/components/src/components/Map/editForm/Component.edit.data.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export default {
         'This allows for the user to view and scroll the map, but not add any input',
       key: 'allowSubmissions',
       type: 'simplecheckbox',
+      defaultValue: true,
       input: true,
     },
     {