diff --git a/app-constants.js b/app-constants.js
index 3db24e1..ce3e323 100644
--- a/app-constants.js
+++ b/app-constants.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const UserRoles = {
 }
 
 const ChallengeStatuses = {
-  Completed: 'Completed'
+  Completed: 'Completed',
+  Active: 'Active',
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/src/services/ResourceService.js b/src/services/ResourceService.js
index 199fde7..42de677 100644
--- a/src/services/ResourceService.js
+++ b/src/services/ResourceService.js
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ async function init (currentUser, challengeId, resource, isCreated) {
     throw new errors.BadRequestError('Cannot delete resources of a completed challenge!')
   }
 
+  if (_.get(challenge, 'status') !== constants.ChallengeStatuses.Active && isCreated && resource.roleId === config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID) {
+    throw new errors.BadRequestError(`Cannot create submitter resource on challenge with status ${_.get(challenge, 'status')}`)
+  }
+
   // Prevent from creating more than 1 submitter resources on tasks
   if (_.get(challenge, 'task.isTask', false) && isCreated && resource.roleId === config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID) {
     const existing = await getResources(currentUser, challengeId, config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID, null, null, 1, 1)