diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_exchanges_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_exchanges_controller.js.coffee
index ee7c1aa5cf..db2cb94213 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_exchanges_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_exchanges_controller.js.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ angular.module('admin.orderCycles')
       OrderCycle.removeExchangeFee(exchange, index)
       $scope.order_cycle_form.$dirty = true
 
-    $scope.setPickupTimeFieldDirty = (index) ->
+    $scope.setPickupTimeFieldDirty = (index, pickup_time) ->
+      # if the pickup_time is already set we are in edit mode, so no need to set pickup_time field as dirty
+      # to show it is required (it has a red border when set to dirty)
+      return if pickup_time
+
       $timeout ->
         pickup_time_field_name = "order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_" + index + "_pickup_time"
         $scope.order_cycle_form[pickup_time_field_name].$setDirty()
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_exchange_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_exchange_form.html.haml
index e5aa662c60..d92099cd8c 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_exchange_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_exchange_form.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     %td.tags.panel-toggle.text-center{ name: "tags", ng: { if: 'enterprises[exchange.enterprise_id].managed || order_cycle.viewing_as_coordinator' } }
       {{ exchange.tags.length }}
     %td.collection-details
-      = text_field_tag 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_time', '', 'ng-init' => 'setPickupTimeFieldDirty($index)', 'id' => 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_time', 'required' => 'required', 'placeholder' => t('.pickup_time_placeholder'), 'ng-model' => 'exchange.pickup_time', 'ng-disabled' => '!enterprises[exchange.enterprise_id].managed && !order_cycle.viewing_as_coordinator', 'maxlength' => 35
+      = text_field_tag 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_time', '', 'ng-init' => 'setPickupTimeFieldDirty($index, exchange.pickup_time)', 'id' => 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_time', 'required' => 'required', 'placeholder' => t('.pickup_time_placeholder'), 'ng-model' => 'exchange.pickup_time', 'ng-disabled' => '!enterprises[exchange.enterprise_id].managed && !order_cycle.viewing_as_coordinator', 'maxlength' => 35
       %span.icon-question-sign{'ofn-with-tip' => t('.pickup_time_tip')}
       %br/
       = text_field_tag 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_instructions', '', 'id' => 'order_cycle_outgoing_exchange_{{ $index }}_pickup_instructions', 'placeholder' => t('.pickup_instructions_placeholder'), 'ng-model' => 'exchange.pickup_instructions', 'ng-disabled' => '!enterprises[exchange.enterprise_id].managed && !order_cycle.viewing_as_coordinator'