diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/components/map-forms/map-status-form/map-status-form.component.ts b/apps/frontend/src/app/components/map-forms/map-status-form/map-status-form.component.ts
index 64119fc84..d8ccdaa99 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/components/map-forms/map-status-form/map-status-form.component.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/components/map-forms/map-status-form/map-status-form.component.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export class MapStatusFormComponent implements OnChanges {
       )?.date
     ).getTime();
     this.isBlockedForSubmissionTimeGate =
+      !(this.mod || this.adm) &&
       Date.now() - this.firstEnteredPublicTesting < MIN_PUBLIC_TESTING_DURATION;
 
     this.isBlockedForUnresolvedReviews = reviews.data.some(