diff --git a/src/account-settings/coaching/CoachingConsent.jsx b/src/account-settings/coaching/CoachingConsent.jsx
index 3a91095..e8d9f29 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/coaching/CoachingConsent.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/coaching/CoachingConsent.jsx
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class CoachingConsent extends React.Component {
     this.setState({
       formErrors: {},
       formSubmitted: true,
+      declineSubmitted: false,
     });
     // Must store target values or they disappear before the async function can use them.
     const fullName = e.target.fullName.value;
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class CoachingConsent extends React.Component {
     this.setState({
       formErrors: {},
       declineSubmitted: true,
+      formSubmitted: false,
     });
     // Must store target values or they disappear before the async function can use them.
     const coachingValues = this.props.formValues.coaching;
diff --git a/src/account-settings/coaching/data/service.js b/src/account-settings/coaching/data/service.js
index 1a71371..8eba797 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/coaching/data/service.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/coaching/data/service.js
@@ -8,20 +8,8 @@ import get from 'lodash.get';
  * @param {Number} userId users are identified in the api by LMS id
  */
 export async function getCoachingPreferences(userId) {
-  let data = null;
-  try {
-    ({ data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient()
-      .get(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/coaching/v1/users/${userId}/`));
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Default values so the client doesn't fail if the user doesn't have an entry in the
-    // UserCoaching model yet.
-    data = {
-      coaching_consent: false,
-      user: userId,
-      eligible_for_coaching: false,
-      consent_form_seen: false,
-    };
-  }
+  const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient()
+    .get(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/coaching/v1/users/${userId}/`);
   return data;
 }