diff --git a/app/components/submission-wizard/SubmitPage.jsx b/app/components/submission-wizard/SubmitPage.jsx
index 99e62483e381266c4200f61e49af4e0e9afa125f..50a23311e607b8148e7ae721376280ca8b681ddd 100755
--- a/app/components/submission-wizard/SubmitPage.jsx
+++ b/app/components/submission-wizard/SubmitPage.jsx
@@ -246,13 +246,15 @@ class Submit extends React.Component {
         ),
         error:
           // TODO: Add test for duplicate articles!
-          !fundingGroup || fundingGroup.length === 0 ? (
+          !fundingGroup || fundingGroup.length === 0 || !releaseDelay ? (
             <ErrorText>
               <Icon color="currentColor" size={2}>
                 alert_circle
               </Icon>
-              Grants from Europe PMC Funders must be listed.
-              <br />
+              {(!fundingGroup || fundingGroup.length === 0) &&
+                'Grants from Europe PMC Funders must be listed.'}
+              {(!fundingGroup || fundingGroup.length === 0) &&
+                !releaseDelay && <br />}
               {!releaseDelay && 'Embargo period must be set.'}
             </ErrorText>
           ) : null,