diff --git a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
index 7ce276745..3b947c95f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ def process_updates
         # This is needed for rendering HTML views with validation errors
         @uploads = @work.uploads
         @form_resource_decorator = FormResourceDecorator.new(@work, current_user)
+        @work_decorator = WorkDecorator.new(@work, current_user)
 
         # return 200 so the loadbalancer doesn't capture the error
         render :edit
diff --git a/spec/system/work_edit_spec.rb b/spec/system/work_edit_spec.rb
index a9acb33bf..ba59c4570 100644
--- a/spec/system/work_edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/work_edit_spec.rb
@@ -183,6 +183,20 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "when introducing errors while editting " do
+    let(:work) { FactoryBot.create(:awaiting_approval_work) }
+    let(:curator) { FactoryBot.create(:user, groups_to_admin: [work.group]) }
+
+    it "reports the errors to the user" do
+      sign_in curator
+      visit edit_work_path(work)
+      click_on "Curator Controlled"
+      fill_in "resource_type", with: "invalid value"
+      click_on "Save Work"
+      expect(page).to have_content("error prohibited")
+    end
+  end
+
   context "for PRDS works" do
     let(:work) { FactoryBot.create(:distinct_cytoskeletal_proteins_work) }
     let(:user) { work.created_by_user }