diff --git a/client/src/components/_custom/drp/DataFilesProjectPublish/DataFilesProjectPublishWizardSteps/SubmitPublicationReview.jsx b/client/src/components/_custom/drp/DataFilesProjectPublish/DataFilesProjectPublishWizardSteps/SubmitPublicationReview.jsx
index ec1cb8aa2..7bde41e0a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/_custom/drp/DataFilesProjectPublish/DataFilesProjectPublishWizardSteps/SubmitPublicationReview.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/_custom/drp/DataFilesProjectPublish/DataFilesProjectPublishWizardSteps/SubmitPublicationReview.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const SubmitPublicationReview = ({ callbackUrl }) => {
 
   const [submitDisabled, setSubmitDisabled] = useState(false);
 
+  const { debug }  = useSelector((state) => state.workbench.config);
+
   const {
     isApproveLoading,
     isRejectLoading,
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ const SubmitPublicationReview = ({ callbackUrl }) => {
             <Button
               type="primary"
               className={styles['submit-button']}
-              disabled={submitDisabled}
+              disabled={submitDisabled || debug}
               isLoading={isApproveLoading}
               onClick={handleApproveAndPublish}
             >
diff --git a/server/portal/apps/projects/workspace_operations/project_publish_operations.py b/server/portal/apps/projects/workspace_operations/project_publish_operations.py
index 1d8a83fff..0157b41b8 100644
--- a/server/portal/apps/projects/workspace_operations/project_publish_operations.py
+++ b/server/portal/apps/projects/workspace_operations/project_publish_operations.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def send_publication_accept_email(self, project_id):
     """
     Alert project authors that their request has been accepted.
     """
-    user_emails = get_project_user_emails()
+    user_emails = get_project_user_emails(project_id)
     for user_email in user_emails:
         email_body = f"""
             <p>Hello,</p>
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def send_publication_reject_email(self, project_id: str, version: Optional[int],
     """
     Alert project authors that their request has been rejected.
     """
-    user_emails = get_project_user_emails()
+    user_emails = get_project_user_emails(project_id)
     for user_email in user_emails:
         email_body = f"""
             <p>Hello,</p>