diff --git a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.component.html b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.component.html
index c1f0a2c49..0f0c04683 100644
--- a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.component.html
+++ b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.component.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <br />
         @if (step.stepName === 'Needs') {
           @if (needsFormLoaded) {
-            <app-identify-needs [identifyNeedsForm]="form"></app-identify-needs>
+            <app-identify-needs [form]="form"></app-identify-needs>
           }
         } @else {
           <app-component-wrapper [componentName]="step.component" [folderPath]="needsFolderPath">
diff --git a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/sharedModules/forms/needs-assessment-forms/identify-needs/identify-needs.component.ts b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/sharedModules/forms/needs-assessment-forms/identify-needs/identify-needs.component.ts
index bde1c31ba..7bcee2183 100644
--- a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/sharedModules/forms/needs-assessment-forms/identify-needs/identify-needs.component.ts
+++ b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/sharedModules/forms/needs-assessment-forms/identify-needs/identify-needs.component.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ import { DialogContent } from 'src/app/core/model/dialog-content.model';
   imports: [ReactiveFormsModule, MatCardModule, MatFormFieldModule, MatCheckboxModule, MatRadioModule]
 })
 export default class IdentifyNeedsComponent implements OnInit {
-  @Input() identifyNeedsForm: UntypedFormGroup = this.formCreationService.createNeedsForm();
+  _form: UntypedFormGroup;
+
+  @Input()
+  set form(form: UntypedFormGroup) {
+    this._form = form;
+    this.identifyNeedsForm = form;
+  }
+
+  identifyNeedsForm: UntypedFormGroup = this.formCreationService.createNeedsForm();
   identifyNeedsForm$: Subscription;
 
   constructor(
@@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ export default class IdentifyNeedsComponent implements OnInit {
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    if (!this.identifyNeedsForm) {
+    if (!this._form) {
       this.identifyNeedsForm$ = this.formCreationService.getIndentifyNeedsForm().subscribe((identifyNeedsForm) => {
         this.identifyNeedsForm = identifyNeedsForm;
       });