diff --git a/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/ActivityMethods.ts b/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/ActivityMethods.ts
index 8ffa78cb..5669caf8 100644
--- a/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/ActivityMethods.ts
+++ b/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/ActivityMethods.ts
@@ -1110,6 +1110,15 @@ export const SchemaList = () => {
         },
       },
     },
+    "lamp.dcog": {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        settings: {
+          title: i18n.t("Activity Settings"),
+          type: "object",
+        },
+      },
+    },
     "lamp.cats_and_dogs_new": {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
diff --git a/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/AddActivity.tsx b/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/AddActivity.tsx
index 7a53665d..8da30287 100644
--- a/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/AddActivity.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Researcher/ActivityList/AddActivity.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ export default function AddActivity({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     ;(async () => {
-      LAMP.ActivitySpec.create({ name: "lamp.dcog" })
       const allSpecs = await LAMP.ActivitySpec.all()
       let availableSpecs = allSpecs.filter((x: any) => Object.keys(activitiesObj).includes(x?.id))
       let otherSpecs = allSpecs.filter((x: any) => !Object.keys(activitiesObj).includes(x?.id))