diff --git a/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb b/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
index 55692853..5d838b2f 100644
--- a/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 <%= render 'submissions/annotation', annot: %>
               <% end %>
               <% fields_index.dig(document.uuid, index)&.each do |(area, field)| %>
-                <% value = values[field['uuid']].presence || (field['readonly'] ? Submitters::SubmitValues.template_default_value_for_submitter(field['default_value'], @submitter.submission.submitters.find { |e| e.uuid == field['submitter_uuid'] }, with_time: false) : nil) %>
+                <% value = values[field['uuid']].presence || (field['default_value'].present? ? Submitters::SubmitValues.template_default_value_for_submitter(field['default_value'], @submitter.submission.submitters.find { |e| e.uuid == field['submitter_uuid'] }, with_time: false) : nil) %>
                 <% next if value.blank? %>
                 <% next if !field['readonly'] && field['submitter_uuid'] == @submitter.uuid %>
                 <% next if field.dig('preferences', 'formula') && field['submitter_uuid'] == @submitter.uuid %>