diff --git a/components/action-tooltip.js b/components/action-tooltip.js
index 5de6ae62..9421ee8e 100644
--- a/components/action-tooltip.js
+++ b/components/action-tooltip.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+import { useFormikContext } from 'formik'
 import { OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap'
 
-export default function ActionTooltip ({ children }) {
+export default function ActionTooltip ({ children, notForm }) {
+  // if we're in a form, we want to hide tooltip on submit
+  let formik
+  if (!notForm) {
+    formik = useFormikContext()
+  }
   return (
     <OverlayTrigger
       placement='bottom'
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@ export default function ActionTooltip ({ children }) {
         </Tooltip>
       }
       trigger={['hover', 'focus']}
+      show={formik?.isSubmitting ? false : undefined}
     >
       {children}
     </OverlayTrigger>
diff --git a/components/upvote.js b/components/upvote.js
index 8f7ca981..96756b06 100644
--- a/components/upvote.js
+++ b/components/upvote.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function UpVote ({ itemId, meSats, className }) {
   return (
     <LightningConsumer>
       {({ strike }) =>
-        <ActionTooltip>
+        <ActionTooltip notForm>
           <UpArrow
             width={24}
             height={24}