diff --git a/src/src/components/collections/collections.jsx b/src/src/components/collections/collections.jsx
index fb829b3b..5bb14623 100644
--- a/src/src/components/collections/collections.jsx
+++ b/src/src/components/collections/collections.jsx
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ export function CollectionForm (props){
 
         <div className="row">
           <div className="buttonWrapRight">
-            {userAdmin === true && !editingCollection.doi_url && (          
+            {userAdmin === true && (editingCollection && !editingCollection.doi_url) && (          
               <LoadingButton 
                 loading={publishing}
                 onClick={() => handlePublish()}
diff --git a/src/src/components/collections/epicollections.jsx b/src/src/components/collections/epicollections.jsx
index 3f787ee5..6c727273 100644
--- a/src/src/components/collections/epicollections.jsx
+++ b/src/src/components/collections/epicollections.jsx
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ export function EPICollectionForm (props){
 
       <div className="row">
         <div className="buttonWrapRight">
-          {userAdmin === true && !editingCollection.doi_url && (          
+          {userAdmin === true && (editingCollection && !editingCollection.doi_url) && (          
             <LoadingButton 
               loading={publishing}
               onClick={() => handlePublish()}