diff --git a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
index 26bb1f39e2..a62df73ceb 100644
--- a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
+++ b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ApplicationFields,
 } from 'benefit/handler/types/application';
 import {
+  APPLICATION_ORIGINS,
   ORGANIZATION_TYPES,
   VALIDATION_MESSAGE_KEYS,
 } from 'benefit-shared/constants';
@@ -124,6 +125,14 @@ export const useApplicationForm = (): ExtendedComponentProps => {
     error: applicationDataError,
   } = useApplicationQueryWithState(id, setApplication);
 
+  const getPaperApplicationDate = (): string | null => {
+    if (application?.applicationOrigin === APPLICATION_ORIGINS.APPLICANT)
+      return null;
+    return application?.paperApplicationDate
+      ? formatDate(parseDate(application.paperApplicationDate))
+      : formatDate(new Date());
+  };
+
   const formik = useFormik({
     initialValues: {
       ...application,
@@ -133,10 +142,7 @@ export const useApplicationForm = (): ExtendedComponentProps => {
       [APPLICATION_FIELDS.END_DATE]: application.endDate
         ? formatDate(parseDate(application.endDate))
         : undefined,
-      [APPLICATION_FIELDS.PAPER_APPLICATION_DATE]:
-        application.paperApplicationDate
-          ? formatDate(parseDate(application.paperApplicationDate))
-          : formatDate(new Date()),
+      [APPLICATION_FIELDS.PAPER_APPLICATION_DATE]: getPaperApplicationDate(),
     },
     validationSchema: getValidationSchema(organizationType, t),
     validateOnChange: true,
diff --git a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/utils/applicationForm.ts b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/utils/applicationForm.ts
index 453eb9fb0a..9715a6be7e 100644
--- a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/utils/applicationForm.ts
+++ b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationForm/utils/applicationForm.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ const getApplication = (
           ...applicationData,
           start_date: convertToUIDateFormat(applicationData.start_date),
           end_date: convertToUIDateFormat(applicationData.end_date),
-          paper_application_date: convertToUIDateFormat(
-            applicationData.paper_application_date
-          ),
+          paper_application_date:
+            applicationData.application_origin === APPLICATION_ORIGINS.HANDLER
+              ? convertToUIDateFormat(applicationData.paper_application_date)
+              : null,
           calculation: applicationData.calculation
             ? {
                 ...applicationData.calculation,