diff --git a/app/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form.rb b/app/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form.rb
index c9d1a3f72b..bb41c2245a 100644
--- a/app/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form.rb
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ def select_release_varies_option(permission_template)
       # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
       # rubocop:disable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
       def permission_template_update_params
+        return attributes unless attributes.key?(:release_varies) || attributes.key?(:release_embargo)
+
         filtered_attributes = attributes.except(:release_varies, :release_embargo)
         # If 'varies' before date option selected, then set release_period='before' and save release_date as-is
         if attributes[:release_varies] == Hyrax::PermissionTemplate::RELEASE_TEXT_VALUE_BEFORE_DATE
diff --git a/spec/controllers/hyrax/admin/permission_templates_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/hyrax/admin/permission_templates_controller_spec.rb
index c8d70e181f..7001ff808c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/hyrax/admin/permission_templates_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/hyrax/admin/permission_templates_controller_spec.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,24 @@
         expect(response).to redirect_to(hyrax.edit_dashboard_collection_path(permission_template.source_id, locale: 'en', anchor: 'sharing'))
         expect(flash[:notice]).to eq(I18n.t('sharing', scope: 'hyrax.dashboard.collections.form.permission_update_notices'))
       end
+
+      context "with embargo date" do
+        let(:release_date) { '2023-09-30' }
+
+        before do
+          permission_template.update(release_date: release_date)
+        end
+
+        it "is successful with embargo date intact" do
+          expect(controller).to receive(:authorize!).with(:update, Hyrax::PermissionTemplate)
+          expect(form).to receive(:update).with(ActionController::Parameters.new(form_attributes).permit!).and_return(updated: true, content_tab: 'sharing')
+          put :update, params: input_params
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(hyrax.edit_dashboard_collection_path(permission_template.source_id, locale: 'en', anchor: 'sharing'))
+
+          updated = Hyrax::PermissionTemplate.find_by(id: permission_template.id)
+          expect(updated.release_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).to eq(release_date)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form_spec.rb b/spec/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form_spec.rb
index e77532882a..3c757a75e1 100644
--- a/spec/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/forms/hyrax/forms/permission_template_form_spec.rb
@@ -598,5 +598,22 @@ def count_workflow_roles_for(user)
         ).permit!
       end
     end
+
+    context "update params for workflow role with no :release_varies and :release_embargo keys" do
+      let(:user_bob) { FactoryBot.create(:user, email: "bob@example.com") }
+      let(:input_params) do
+        ActionController::Parameters.new(agent_type: "user",
+                                         agent_id: user_bob.user_key,
+                                         access: "view").permit!
+      end
+
+      it "should not change" do
+        expect(subject).to eq ActionController::Parameters.new(
+          agent_type: "user",
+          agent_id: user_bob.user_key,
+          access: "view"
+        ).permit!
+      end
+    end
   end
 end