diff --git a/productMods/edit/forms/personHasEducationalTraining.jsp b/productMods/edit/forms/personHasEducationalTraining.jsp
index 7ba6dd7f..86c3aa96 100644
--- a/productMods/edit/forms/personHasEducationalTraining.jsp
+++ b/productMods/edit/forms/personHasEducationalTraining.jsp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ core:dateTimePrecision (DateTimeValue : DateTimeValuePrecision)
         <c:set var="titleVerb" value="Edit" />
         <c:set var="title" value="Edit educational background entry for ${subjectName}" />
         <c:set var="submitButtonText" value="Edit Education and Training" />
-        <c:set var="disabledVal">${editMode == "repair" ? "" : "" }</c:set>    
+        <c:set var="disabledVal">${editMode == "repair" ? "" : "disabled" }</c:set>    
     </c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
 
diff --git a/productMods/edit/forms/personHasPositionHistory.jsp b/productMods/edit/forms/personHasPositionHistory.jsp
index 95bfcd6f..79cb0e60 100644
--- a/productMods/edit/forms/personHasPositionHistory.jsp
+++ b/productMods/edit/forms/personHasPositionHistory.jsp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
     <c:otherwise>
         <c:set var="titleVerb" value="Edit" />
         <c:set var="submitButtonText" value="Edit Position" />
-        <c:set var="disabledVal">${editMode == "repair" ? "" : "" }</c:set>    
+        <c:set var="disabledVal">${editMode == "repair" ? "" : "disabled" }</c:set>    
     </c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>