diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
index 9d8bed44..2d42ba27 100644
--- a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
@@ -50,26 +50,19 @@ export function maybeRequireExtraInputs() {
   // inputs or hide them. This also makes the extra inputs required when displayed.
   const originType = $('#swh-input-visit-type').val();
   let cssDisplay;
-  let requiredBool;
+  let disabled;
 
   if (originType === 'archives') {
-    requiredBool = true;
+    disabled = false;
     cssDisplay = 'flex';
   } else {
     cssDisplay = 'none';
-    requiredBool = false;
+    disabled = true;
   }
 
-  console.log(`css display ${cssDisplay}`);
-  console.log(`required bool ${requiredBool}`);
-
   $('#optional-origin-forms').css('display', cssDisplay);
-  document.getElementById('swh-input-artifact-url').required = requiredBool;
-  document.getElementById('swh-input-artifact-version').required = requiredBool;
-
-  // following did not work
-  // $('#swh-input-artifact-url').prop('required', requiredBool);
-  // $('#swh-input-artifact-url').attr('required', requiredBool);
+  $('#swh-input-artifact-url').prop('disabled', disabled);
+  $('#swh-input-artifact-version').prop('disabled', disabled);
 }
 
 const userRequestsFilterCheckbox = `
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html b/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
index 585f36b1..29137968 100644
--- a/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ See top-level LICENSE file for more information
     <div class="col-md-1">Artifact information:</div>
     <div class="form-group col-md-6">
       <label for="swh-input-artifact-url">Url</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-url" aria-describedby="artifactUrlHelp">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-url" aria-describedby="artifactUrlHelp" required disabled>
       <small id="artifactUrlHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Full archive url to ingest</small>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group col-md-1">
       <label for="swh-input-artifact-version">Version</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-version" aria-describedby="artifactVersionHelp">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-version" aria-describedby="artifactVersionHelp" required disabled>
       <small id="artifactVersionHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Archive version</small>
     </div>
   </div>