diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/views.py b/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
index f0a229af50da8162d7bc7445bab1b9d3b3ce0486..73d045fae5ab891725356b254a6821b096b0a13d 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/views.py
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class ApplicantSubmissionEditView(BaseSubmissionEditView):
             )
 
         self.object.submit_time = timezone.now()
-        self.object.save()
+        self.object.save(update_fields=['submit_time'])
 
         # Required for django-file-form: delete temporary files for the new files
         # uploaded while edit.