diff --git a/js/components/record/Record.js b/js/components/record/Record.js
index 17389e3a..16e09105 100644
--- a/js/components/record/Record.js
+++ b/js/components/record/Record.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Record extends React.Component {
                     {this._showInstitution() && this._renderInstitution()}
                     <RecordProvenance record={record}/>
                 </form>
-                {this._renderForm()}
+                {record.formTemplate && this._renderForm()}
                 {this._renderButtons()}
                 {showAlert && recordSaved.status === ACTION_STATUS.ERROR &&
                 <div>
diff --git a/js/components/record/RecordForm.js b/js/components/record/RecordForm.js
index d1d245eb..a05ec9d6 100644
--- a/js/components/record/RecordForm.js
+++ b/js/components/record/RecordForm.js
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ class RecordForm extends React.Component {
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.props.loadFormgen(ACTION_STATUS.PENDING);
-        this.loadWizard();
+        if(this.props.record.formTemplate) {
+            this.props.loadFormgen(ACTION_STATUS.PENDING);
+            this.loadWizard();
+        }
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState, snapshot) {
         const {record} = this.props;
-
-        if (prevProps.record.question?.uri !== record.question?.uri) {
+        if(record.formTemplate && record.formTemplate != prevProps.record.formTemplate) {
+            this.props.loadFormgen(ACTION_STATUS.PENDING);
             this.loadWizard();
         }
     }
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class RecordForm extends React.Component {
             return <AlertMessage
                 type={ALERT_TYPES.DANGER}
                 message={this.props.formatMessage('record.load-form-error', {error: this.props.formgen.error.message})}/>;
-        } else if (this.props.formgen.status === ACTION_STATUS.PENDING || !this.state.form) {
+        } else if (!!this.props.record.formTemplate && (this.props.formgen.status === ACTION_STATUS.PENDING || !this.state.form)) {
             return <Loader/>;
         }
 
diff --git a/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js b/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
index 4f8a651d..5857e357 100644
--- a/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
+++ b/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class RequiredAttributes extends React.Component {
                 <div className='col-11 col-sm-6'>
                     <HorizontalInput
                         labelWidth={4} inputWidth={8}
+                        isDisabled={!!record.formTemplate}
                         type='autocomplete' name='formTemplate' value={record.formTemplate || formTemplate}
                         label={this.i18n('records.form-template') + '*'} onChange={this.props.onChange}
                         possibleValuesEndpoint={possibleValuesEndpoint}
diff --git a/js/components/record/TypeaheadAnswer.js b/js/components/record/TypeaheadAnswer.js
index fc1a0546..7a479eaf 100644
--- a/js/components/record/TypeaheadAnswer.js
+++ b/js/components/record/TypeaheadAnswer.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const TypeaheadAnswer = (props) => {
             isSearchable={true}
             isLoading={isLoading}
             isClearable={true}
-            isDisabled={isLoading}
+            isDisabled={isLoading || (props.isDisabled === true) }
             value={options.filter((option) => option.id === props.value)}
             placeholder={''}
             getOptionLabel={(option) => option.name}
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ TypeaheadAnswer.propTypes = {
     possibleValuesEndpoint: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     label: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     value: PropTypes.string,
-    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    isDisabled: PropTypes.bool
 };
 
 export default TypeaheadAnswer;
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