diff --git a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
index c3363f4db4..f160376837 100644
--- a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
    *    The resource type value
    * @param resourceId
    *    The resource id value
+   * @param allowEmptyRequest
+   *    Allow an empty list of operations in the request's body
    * @return Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain>
    *    observable of response
    */
-  protected submitJsonPatchOperations(hrefObs: Observable<string>, resourceType: string, resourceId?: string): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
+  protected submitJsonPatchOperations(hrefObs: Observable<string>, resourceType: string, resourceId?: string, allowEmptyRequest = false): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
     let startTransactionTime = null;
-    const [patchRequest$, emptyRequest$] = partition((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isNotEmpty(request.body))(hrefObs.pipe(
+    const [patchRequest$, emptyRequest$] = partition((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => allowEmptyRequest || isNotEmpty(request.body))(hrefObs.pipe(
       mergeMap((endpointURL: string) => {
         return this.store.select(jsonPatchOperationsByResourceType(resourceType)).pipe(
           take(1),
@@ -79,11 +81,11 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
 
     return observableMerge(
       emptyRequest$.pipe(
-        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isEmpty(request.body)),
+        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => !allowEmptyRequest && isEmpty(request.body)),
         tap(() => startTransactionTime = null),
         map(() => null)),
       patchRequest$.pipe(
-        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isNotEmpty(request.body)),
+        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => allowEmptyRequest || isNotEmpty(request.body)),
         tap(() => this.store.dispatch(new StartTransactionPatchOperationsAction(resourceType, resourceId, startTransactionTime))),
         tap((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => this.requestService.send(request)),
         mergeMap(() => {
@@ -141,16 +143,18 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
    *    The scope id
    * @param resourceType
    *    The resource type value
+   * @param allowEmptyRequest
+   *    Allow an empty list of operations in the request's body
    * @return Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain>
    *    observable of response
    */
-  public jsonPatchByResourceType(linkPath: string, scopeId: string, resourceType: string): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
+  public jsonPatchByResourceType(linkPath: string, scopeId: string, resourceType: string, allowEmptyRequest = false): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
     const href$ = this.halService.getEndpoint(linkPath).pipe(
       filter((href: string) => isNotEmpty(href)),
       distinctUntilChanged(),
       map((endpointURL: string) => this.getEndpointByIDHref(endpointURL, scopeId)));
 
-    return this.submitJsonPatchOperations(href$, resourceType);
+    return this.submitJsonPatchOperations(href$, resourceType, undefined, allowEmptyRequest);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.spec.ts
index dbeb4ee00d..072f826deb 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.spec.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ describe('SubmissionFormFooterComponent Component', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should not have deposit button disabled when submission is not valid', () => {
+      comp.showDepositAndDiscard = observableOf(true);
+      compAsAny.submissionIsInvalid = observableOf(true);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const depositBtn: any = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.btn-success'));
+
+      expect(depositBtn.nativeElement.disabled).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
     it('should not have deposit button disabled when submission is valid', () => {
       comp.showDepositAndDiscard = observableOf(true);
       compAsAny.submissionIsInvalid = observableOf(false);
diff --git a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
index 8e763fd94b..e760f71941 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
@@ -879,6 +879,36 @@ describe('SubmissionObjectEffects test suite', () => {
       expect(submissionObjectEffects.saveAndDeposit$).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
 
+    it('should return a SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_SUCCESS action when there are errors', () => {
+      store.nextState({
+        submission: {
+          objects: submissionState
+        }
+      } as any);
+
+      actions = hot('--a-', {
+        a: {
+          type: SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_AND_DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION,
+          payload: {
+            submissionId: submissionId
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      const response = [Object.assign({}, mockSubmissionRestResponse[0], {
+        sections: mockSectionsData,
+        errors: mockSectionsErrors
+      })];
+
+      submissionJsonPatchOperationsServiceStub.jsonPatchByResourceType.and.returnValue(observableOf(response));
+
+      const expected = cold('--b-', {
+        b: new SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction(submissionId, response as any[])
+      });
+
+      expect(submissionObjectEffects.saveAndDeposit$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
     it('should catch errors and return a SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR', () => {
       actions = hot('--a-', {
         a: {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
index 535e662922..5432aa7a4c 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
       return this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceType(
         this.submissionService.getSubmissionObjectLinkName(),
         action.payload.submissionId,
-        'sections').pipe(
+        'sections',
+        true).pipe(
         map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => {
           if (this.canDeposit(response)) {
             return new DepositSubmissionAction(action.payload.submissionId);