diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js
index 3efe16b3..48ba0666 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function ResetPasswordForm(props) {
           {...email}
         />
       </p>
-      <input type="submit" disabled={submitting || invalid || pristine} value="Send password reset email" aria-label="Send email to reset password" />
+      <input type="submit" disabled={submitting || invalid || pristine || props.user.resetPasswordInitiate} value="Send password reset email" aria-label="Send email to reset password" />
     </form>
   );
 }
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ ResetPasswordForm.propTypes = {
   initiateResetPassword: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   submitting: PropTypes.bool,
   invalid: PropTypes.bool,
-  pristine: PropTypes.bool
+  pristine: PropTypes.bool,
+  user: PropTypes.shape({
+    resetPasswordInitiate: PropTypes.bool
+  })
 };
 
 export default ResetPasswordForm;
diff --git a/client/modules/User/actions.js b/client/modules/User/actions.js
index bd67e0c3..c8083166 100644
--- a/client/modules/User/actions.js
+++ b/client/modules/User/actions.js
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ export function logoutUser() {
 
 export function initiateResetPassword(formValues) {
   return (dispatch) => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ActionTypes.RESET_PASSWORD_INITIATE
+    });
     axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/reset-password`, formValues, { withCredentials: true })
       .then(() => {
-        dispatch({
-          type: ActionTypes.RESET_PASSWORD_INITIATE
-        });
+        // do nothing
       })
       .catch(response => dispatch({
         type: ActionTypes.ERROR,
diff --git a/client/styles/abstracts/_placeholders.scss b/client/styles/abstracts/_placeholders.scss
index c4c4c45a..398dfc0c 100644
--- a/client/styles/abstracts/_placeholders.scss
+++ b/client/styles/abstracts/_placeholders.scss
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
 		border: 1px solid getThemifyVariable('button-border-color');
 		border-radius: 2px;
 		padding: #{10 / $base-font-size}rem #{30 / $base-font-size}rem;
-		&:hover {
+		&:enabled:hover {
 			border-color: getThemifyVariable('button-background-hover-color');
 			background-color: getThemifyVariable('button-background-hover-color');
 			color: getThemifyVariable('button-hover-color');
 		}
-		&:active {
+		&:enabled:active {
 			border-color: getThemifyVariable('button-background-active-color');
 			background-color: getThemifyVariable('button-background-active-color');
 			color: getThemifyVariable('button-active-color');