diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
index 602e751e4..ec156f82e 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <span class="clamp-3"> {{ fileAttributeValue ? (fileAttributeValue | date : 'd MMM yyyy') : '-' }}</span>
     </ng-template>
 
-    <ng-container *ngIf="(fileAttributesService.isEditingFileAttribute$ | async) === false || isInEditMode">
+    <ng-container *ngIf="((fileAttributesService.isEditingFileAttribute$ | async) === false || isInEditMode) && !file.isProcessing">
         <div *ngIf="!isInEditMode; else input" class="edit-button">
             <iqser-circle-button
                 (action)="editFileAttribute()"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
index d867df3cb..26b116ae5 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/table-item/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { filter, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
     templateUrl: './file-attribute.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./file-attribute.component.scss'],
 })
-export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestroy {
     @Input() fileAttribute!: IFileAttributeConfig;
     @Input() file!: File;
     @Input() dossier!: Dossier;
@@ -53,23 +53,10 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit,
         return this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[this.fileAttribute.id];
     }
 
-    get #noFileAttributes(): boolean {
-        return JSON.stringify(this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue) === '{}';
-    }
-
     ngOnDestroy() {
         this.#subscriptions.unsubscribe();
     }
 
-    ngOnInit(): void {
-        if (this.#noFileAttributes) {
-            this.#initFileAttributes();
-        }
-
-        this.form = this.#getForm();
-        this.initialFormValue = this.form.getRawValue();
-    }
-
     async editFileAttribute(): Promise<void> {
         this.#toggleEdit();
     }
@@ -111,7 +98,11 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit,
 
     #initFileAttributes() {
         const configs = this.fileAttributesService.getFileAttributeConfig(this.file.dossierTemplateId).fileAttributeConfigs;
-        configs.forEach(config => (this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[config.id] = null));
+        configs.forEach(config => {
+            if (!this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[config.id]) {
+                this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[config.id] = null;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     #getForm(): UntypedFormGroup {
@@ -129,6 +120,12 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit,
     }
 
     #toggleEdit(): void {
+        if (!this.isInEditMode) {
+            this.#initFileAttributes();
+            this.form = this.#getForm();
+            this.initialFormValue = this.form.getRawValue();
+        }
+
         this.isInEditMode = !this.isInEditMode;
         this.fileAttributesService.isEditingFileAttribute$.next(this.isInEditMode);