diff --git a/osf/models/mixins.py b/osf/models/mixins.py
index f3063f1d91db..bd2ba523deda 100644
--- a/osf/models/mixins.py
+++ b/osf/models/mixins.py
@@ -2270,7 +2270,10 @@ def copy_editable_fields(self, resource, auth=None, alternative_resource=None, i
         but the alternative_resource will be a Node.  DraftRegistration fields will trump Node fields.
         TODO, add optional logging parameter
         """
-        self.set_editable_attribute('title', resource, alternative_resource)
+        from osf.models.draft_node import DraftNode
+        if not isinstance(resource, DraftNode):  # Force the user to add there own title.
+            self.set_editable_attribute('title', resource, alternative_resource)
+
         self.set_editable_attribute('description', resource, alternative_resource)
         self.set_editable_attribute('category', resource, alternative_resource)
         self.set_editable_attribute('node_license', resource, alternative_resource)
diff --git a/osf/models/registrations.py b/osf/models/registrations.py
index cd225c49b4a7..26b2ca09e887 100644
--- a/osf/models/registrations.py
+++ b/osf/models/registrations.py
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ def create_from_node(cls, user, schema, node=None, data=None, provider=None):
 
         if not node:
             # If no node provided, a DraftNode is created for you
-            node = DraftNode.objects.create(creator=user, title='Untitled')
+            node = DraftNode.objects.create(creator=user, title=settings.DEFAULT_DRAFT_NODE_TITLE)
 
         if not (isinstance(node, Node) or isinstance(node, DraftNode)):
             raise DraftRegistrationStateError()
diff --git a/website/settings/defaults.py b/website/settings/defaults.py
index 1438e90e07bb..dac43d2ecae7 100644
--- a/website/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/website/settings/defaults.py
@@ -2129,3 +2129,4 @@ def from_node_usage(cls,  usage_bytes, private_limit=None, public_limit=None):
 PREPRINT_METRICS_START_DATE = datetime.datetime(2019, 1, 1)
 
 WAFFLE_VALUES_YAML = 'osf/features.yaml'
+DEFAULT_DRAFT_NODE_TITLE = 'Untitled'
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