diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/steps/components/checklist.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/steps/components/checklist.scss
index 281b3d521..ca6a609f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/steps/components/checklist.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/steps/components/checklist.scss
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     border-radius: 50%;
     height: 4px;
     margin-right: .5em;
-    margin-top: 1em;
+    margin-top: 1.3em;
     width: 4px;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step_elements/checklistItem.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step_elements/checklistItem.vue
index ec8bfa28d..558eb0385 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step_elements/checklistItem.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step_elements/checklistItem.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="step-checklist-item" :class="{ 'step-element--locked': checklistItem.id && !(updateUrl || toggleUrl) }">
+  <div class="step-checklist-item" :class="{ 'step-element--locked': !checklistItem.attributes.isNew && !(updateUrl || toggleUrl) }">
     <div class="step-element-header" :class="{ 'locked': locked || editingText, 'editing-name': editingText }">
       <div v-if="reorderChecklistItemUrl" class="step-element-grip step-element-grip--draggable" :class="{ 'step-element-grip--disabled': !draggable }">
         <i class="fas fa-grip-vertical"></i>
       </div>
       <div v-else class="step-element-grip-placeholder"></div>
       <div class="step-element-name" :class="{ 'done': checklistItem.attributes.checked }">
-        <div v-if="toggleUrl" class="sci-checkbox-container" :class="{ 'disabled': inRepository}">
+        <div v-if="!inRepository" class="sci-checkbox-container" :class="{ 'disabled': locked }">
           <input ref="checkbox"
                  type="checkbox"
                  class="sci-checkbox"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         <div v-else class="sci-checkbox-view-mode"></div>
         <div class="step-checklist-text">
           <InlineEdit
-            :class="{ 'step-element--locked': checklistItem.id && !updateUrl }"
             :value="checklistItem.attributes.text"
             :sa_value="checklistItem.attributes.sa_text"
             :characterLimit="10000"