diff --git a/api/v1/submissions/SubmissionController.php b/api/v1/submissions/SubmissionController.php
index 346f3c183fc..85dcf567d58 100644
--- a/api/v1/submissions/SubmissionController.php
+++ b/api/v1/submissions/SubmissionController.php
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ protected function getPublicationTitleAbstractForm(Request $illuminateRequest):
 
         $section = Repo::section()->get($publication->getData('sectionId'), $context->getId());
         $locales = $this->getPublicationFormLocales($context, $submission);
+        $submissionLocale = $submission->getData('locale');
 
         $titleAbstract = new TitleAbstractForm(
             $publicationApiUrl,
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ protected function getPublicationTitleAbstractForm(Request $illuminateRequest):
             $section->getData('wordCount'),
             !$section->getData('abstractsNotRequired')
         );
-        return response()->json($titleAbstract->getConfig(), Response::HTTP_OK);
+
+        return response()->json($this->getLocalizedForm($titleAbstract, $submissionLocale, $locales), Response::HTTP_OK);
     }
 }