diff --git a/src/layouts/vehicle-damage/vehicle-damage.vue b/src/layouts/vehicle-damage/vehicle-damage.vue
index 2fcdd2998..643aa0f5b 100644
--- a/src/layouts/vehicle-damage/vehicle-damage.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/vehicle-damage/vehicle-damage.vue
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export default {
         this.$route
       );
     },
+    onSubmit() {}, // DO NOT REMOVE; needed to prevent default form submit behavior
     onInvalidSubmit({ values, errors, results }) {
       // identify the first error field and put focus on it
       // get error names array