diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
index 348fb477f..c0fc4af6d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
             <div [ngbNavOutlet]="nav" class="mt-2"></div>
 
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" (click)="discard()" i18n [disabled]="networkActive">Discard</button>&nbsp;
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" (click)="discard()" i18n [disabled]="networkActive || !(isDirty$ | async)">Discard</button>&nbsp;
             <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary" (click)="saveEditNext()" *ngIf="hasNext()" i18n [disabled]="networkActive || !(isDirty$ | async)">Save & next</button>&nbsp;
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" i18n [disabled]="networkActive || !(isDirty$ | async)">Save</button>&nbsp;
         </form>