diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/edit/[proteinName]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/edit/[proteinName]/+page.svelte
index df465289..2a80992d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/edit/[proteinName]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/edit/[proteinName]/+page.svelte
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@
 							}
 						}
 					}}
-					disabled={name === humanReadableProteinName(entry.name) &&
-						content === entry.content}>Edit Protein</Button
+					disabled={(name !== humanReadableProteinName(entry.name) ||
+						content !== entry.content) &&
+						name.length === 0}>Edit Protein</Button
 				>
 
 				<Button