diff --git a/src/Webform.js b/src/Webform.js
index ac7619a264..2f306ce240 100644
--- a/src/Webform.js
+++ b/src/Webform.js
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ export default class Webform extends NestedDataComponent {
     const draft = fastCloneDeep(this.submission);
     draft.state = 'draft';
 
-    if (!this.savingDraft) {
+    if (!this.savingDraft && !this.submitting) {
       this.emit('saveDraftBegin');
       this.savingDraft = true;
       this.formio.saveSubmission(draft).then((sub) => {