diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/group_form.tsx b/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/group_form.tsx
index ca92c65879..94768b5823 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/group_form.tsx
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/group_form.tsx
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ const GroupForm: React.FC<Props> = ({
 }) => {
   const router = useRouter();
   const t = useTranslations();
+  const isDuplicate = mode === "create" && !!post;
   const isDraftMounted = useRef(false);
   const draftKey = `group_${subtype}`;
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>();
@@ -388,10 +389,12 @@ const GroupForm: React.FC<Props> = ({
         id: x.id,
         type: x.type as QuestionType,
         clientId: crypto.randomUUID(),
-        scheduled_close_time: x.scheduled_close_time,
-        scheduled_resolve_time: x.scheduled_resolve_time,
-        open_time: x.open_time,
-        cp_reveal_time: x.cp_reveal_time,
+        scheduled_close_time: isDuplicate ? undefined : x.scheduled_close_time,
+        scheduled_resolve_time: isDuplicate
+          ? undefined
+          : x.scheduled_resolve_time,
+        open_time: isDuplicate ? undefined : x.open_time,
+        cp_reveal_time: isDuplicate ? undefined : x.cp_reveal_time,
         label: x.label,
         unit: x.unit,
         scaling: x.scaling,
diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/question_form.tsx b/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/question_form.tsx
index 2e142b8146..80e5600c22 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/question_form.tsx
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/questions/components/question_form.tsx
@@ -463,14 +463,16 @@ const QuestionForm: FC<Props> = ({
     | DiscreteQuestionType
     | DateQuestionType;
 
+  const isDuplicate = mode === "create" && !!post;
+
   // TODO: refactor validation schema setup to properly populate useForm generic
   const form = useForm<FormSchemaType>({
     mode: "all",
     resolver: zodResolver(getFormSchema(questionType)),
     defaultValues: {
-      open_time: post?.question?.open_time,
-      published_at: post?.published_at,
-      cp_reveal_time: post?.question?.cp_reveal_time,
+      open_time: isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.open_time,
+      published_at: isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.published_at,
+      cp_reveal_time: isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.cp_reveal_time,
       include_bots_in_aggregates:
         post?.question?.include_bots_in_aggregates ?? false,
       options_order:
@@ -872,7 +874,9 @@ const QuestionForm: FC<Props> = ({
             <DateInput
               control={form.control as unknown as Control<FieldValues>}
               name="scheduled_close_time"
-              defaultValue={post?.question?.scheduled_close_time}
+              defaultValue={
+                isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.scheduled_close_time
+              }
               errors={form.formState.errors.scheduled_close_time}
               className="w-full rounded border border-gray-500 px-3 py-2 text-base dark:border-gray-500-dark dark:bg-blue-50-dark"
             />
@@ -885,7 +889,9 @@ const QuestionForm: FC<Props> = ({
             <DateInput
               control={form.control as unknown as Control<FieldValues>}
               name="scheduled_resolve_time"
-              defaultValue={post?.question?.scheduled_resolve_time}
+              defaultValue={
+                isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.scheduled_resolve_time
+              }
               errors={form.formState.errors.scheduled_resolve_time}
               className="w-full rounded border border-gray-500 px-3 py-2 text-base dark:border-gray-500-dark dark:bg-blue-50-dark"
             />
@@ -901,7 +907,7 @@ const QuestionForm: FC<Props> = ({
             <DateInput
               control={form.control as unknown as Control<FieldValues>}
               name="open_time"
-              defaultValue={post?.question?.open_time}
+              defaultValue={isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.open_time}
               errors={form.formState.errors.open_time}
               className="w-full rounded border border-gray-500 px-3 py-2 text-base dark:border-gray-500-dark dark:bg-blue-50-dark"
             />
@@ -914,7 +920,9 @@ const QuestionForm: FC<Props> = ({
             <DateInput
               control={form.control as unknown as Control<FieldValues>}
               name="cp_reveal_time"
-              defaultValue={post?.question?.cp_reveal_time}
+              defaultValue={
+                isDuplicate ? undefined : post?.question?.cp_reveal_time
+              }
               errors={form.formState.errors.cp_reveal_time}
               className="w-full rounded border border-gray-500 px-3 py-2 text-base dark:border-gray-500-dark dark:bg-blue-50-dark"
             />