diff --git a/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue b/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
index 94029923c1b6..e51dfe7e39b1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ export default {
     },
     created() {
         this.onCloneInputs();
-        this.onChange();
+        // build flat formData that is ready to be submitted
+        this.formData = this.buildFormData();
+        // emit back to parent, so that parent has submittable data
+        this.$emit("onChange", this.formData);
         // highlight initial warnings
         this.onWarnings();
         // highlight initial errors