diff --git a/src/mixins/experiment-mixin.js b/src/mixins/experiment-mixin.js
index a7ffd52f0..11b573683 100644
--- a/src/mixins/experiment-mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/experiment-mixin.js
@@ -9,16 +9,9 @@ export default {
             return Object.hasOwn(store.getters.experimentSettings, settingName);
         },
         getSettingValue(settingName) {
-            if (this.hasSetting(settingName)) {
-                return store.getters.experimentSettings[settingName];
-            } else if (store.getters.hasSubmittedOrder) {
-                const experimentSettings = store.getters.submittedOrder.experiments
-                    .filter((x) => x.isActive)
-                    .reduce((r, c) => ({ ...r, ...c.settings }), {});
-                return experimentSettings[settingName] ?? null;
-            } else {
-                return null;
-            }
+            return this.hasSetting(settingName)
+                ? store.getters.experimentSettings[settingName]
+                : null;
         },
     },
 };
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index 687f876d0..12140f66b 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -2514,14 +2514,16 @@ export const actions = {
         // create a submitted order object from vuex.
         const submittedOrder = context.state.order;
 
-        //add experiments to submittedOrder
-        submittedOrder.experiments = context.state.applicationUser.experiments;
+        const experiments = context.state.applicationUser.experiments;
 
         // set to local storage
         window.sessionStorage.setItem("submittedOrder", JSON.stringify(submittedOrder));
 
         // clear vuex
         context.commit(storeMutations.RESET_STATE);
+
+        //restore user's experiments
+        context.commit(storeMutations.UPDATE_EXPERIMENTS, experiments);
     },
 
     resetSubmittedOrder(context) {