diff --git a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ChallengeViewTabs/index.js b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ChallengeViewTabs/index.js
index ae890736..eecef944 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ChallengeViewTabs/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ChallengeViewTabs/index.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const ChallengeViewTabs = ({
   const isDraft = challenge.status.toUpperCase() === CHALLENGE_STATUS.DRAFT
   const isSelfServiceCopilot = challenge.legacy.selfServiceCopilot === loggedInUser.handle
   const isAdmin = checkAdmin(token)
-  const canApprove = isSelfServiceCopilot && isDraft && isSelfService
+  const canApprove = (isSelfServiceCopilot || enableEdit) && isDraft && isSelfService
   const hasBillingAccount = _.get(projectDetail, 'billingAccountId') !== null
   // only challenges that have a billing account can be launched AND
   // if this isn't self-service, permit launching if the challenge is draft
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const ChallengeViewTabs = ({
   // b) the challenge is approved
   const canLaunch = hasBillingAccount &&
     ((!isSelfService && isDraft) ||
-      ((isSelfServiceCopilot || isAdmin) &&
+      ((isSelfServiceCopilot || enableEdit || isAdmin) &&
         challenge.status.toUpperCase() === CHALLENGE_STATUS.APPROVED))
 
   return (
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ const ChallengeViewTabs = ({
               )}
             </div>
           )}
-          {enableEdit && !isSelfService && (
+          {enableEdit && (
             <PrimaryButton text={'Edit'} type={'info'} submit link={`./edit`} />
           )}
-          {isSelfService && isDraft && (isAdmin || isSelfServiceCopilot) && (
+          {isSelfService && isDraft && (isAdmin || isSelfServiceCopilot || enableEdit) && (
             <div className={styles.button}>
               <PrimaryButton
                 text='Reject challenge'
diff --git a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
index 5105607b..c44b1433 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
@@ -828,8 +828,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
       for (let index = 0; index < phases.length; ++index) {
         newChallenge.phases[index].isDurationActive =
           moment(newChallenge.phases[index]['scheduledEndDate']).isAfter()
-        newChallenge.phases[index].isStartTimeActive = index > 0 ? false
-          : moment(newChallenge.phases[0]['scheduledStartDate']).isAfter()
+        newChallenge.phases[index].isStartTimeActive = index <= 0
         newChallenge.phases[index].isOpen =
           newChallenge.phases[index].isDurationActive
       }
diff --git a/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js b/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
index b63b44f1..66843d05 100644
--- a/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
+++ b/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
     if (isAdmin) {
       return true
     }
-    if (!hasProjectAccess) {
-      return false
-    }
     const userRoles = _.filter(
       challengeResources,
       cr => cr.memberId === `${loggedInUser.userId}`
@@ -185,7 +182,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
     const userResourceRoles = _.filter(resourceRoles, rr =>
       _.some(userRoles, ur => ur.roleId === rr.id)
     )
-    return _.some(
+    return hasProjectAccess || _.some(
       userResourceRoles,
       urr => urr.fullWriteAccess && urr.isActive
     )