     else if @child_state == 'initial'
       @answer_area.attr("disabled", false)
       @submit_button.prop('value', gettext 'Submit')
-      @submit_button.click @confirm_save_answer
+      @submit_button.click @check_is_answer_empty      
       @setup_file_upload()
       @save_button.click @store_answer
       @save_button.show()

      @answer_area.attr("disabled", false)
      @gentle_alert response.error

  confirm_save_answer: (event) =>
    ###
    Translators: This string appears in a confirmation box after one tries to submit

    confirmation_text = gettext 'Please confirm that you wish to submit your work. You will not be able to make any changes after submitting.' 
    accessible_confirm confirmation_text, =>
      @save_answer(event)

  abandon_empty_answer: (event) =>
    ###
    Translators: This string appears when one's trying to submit an empty answer
    ###
    abandonment_text = gettext "You're trying to submit an empty answer. Please type an answer in the corresponding field and then submit."          
    @gentle_alert abandonment_text

  save_answer: (event) =>
    @$el.find(@oe_alert_sel).remove()
