diff --git a/src/iss-components/site-footer/site-footer.vue b/src/iss-components/site-footer/site-footer.vue
index a694015e..386147aa 100644
--- a/src/iss-components/site-footer/site-footer.vue
+++ b/src/iss-components/site-footer/site-footer.vue
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
                             'hide-button': isForwardButtonHidden
                         }"
                         :aria-disabled="disableForwardAction || isForwardActionDisabled"
-                        :isDisabled="disableForwardAction || isForwardActionDisabled"
+                        :isDisabled="disableForwardAction || isForwardActionDisabled || isForwardButtonHidden"
                         data-test-id="site-footer-main-button"
+                        buttonType="submit"
                         @clickEvent="buttonClick" />
                 </div>
                 <div
diff --git a/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue b/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
index 39307070..7ffb7759 100644
--- a/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
+++ b/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         :aria-disabled="isDisabled"
         class="btn d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center delay"
         :class="[getVariant, `btn-${size}`, canOverride ? 'btn-override' : '']"
+        :type="buttonType"
         @click="clicked">
         <span class="m-0">{{ buttonText }}</span>
     </button>
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ export default {
         isDisabled: Boolean,
         isOutline: Boolean,
         pushToGA: Boolean,
-        canOverride: { type: Boolean, required: false, default: true }
+        canOverride: { type: Boolean, required: false, default: true },
+        buttonType: { type: String, required: false, default: 'button' }
     },
     emits: ['click-event'],
     computed: {