diff --git a/platform/persistence/cache/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js b/platform/persistence/cache/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js
index 92e5c8b885..f495c03ca9 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/cache/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/cache/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ define(
                  * @returns {Promise.<boolean>} an indicator of the success or
                  *          failure of this request
                  */
-                createObject: function (space, key, value, options) {
+                createObject: function (space, key, value) {
                     addToCache(space, key, value);
-                    return persistenceService.createObject(space, key, value, options);
+                    return persistenceService.createObject(space, key, value);
                 },
                 /**
                  * Read an object from a specific space. This will read from a
@@ -126,21 +126,14 @@ define(
                  * @memberof CachingPersistenceDecorator#
                  * @param {string} space the space in which to create the object
                  * @param {string} key the key which identifies the object
-                 * @param {*} options optional parameters
                  * @returns {Promise.<object>} a promise for the object; may
                  *          resolve to undefined (if the object does not exist
                  *          in this space)
                  */
-                readObject: function (space, key, options) {
-                    // Ignore cache upon request
-                    if ((options || {}).cache === false) {
-                        return persistenceService.readObject(space, key, options);
-                    }
-                    // Otherwise, use the cache if it's there (and put new
-                    // values into the cache, as well.)
+                readObject: function (space, key) {
                     return (cache[space] && cache[space][key]) ?
                             fastPromise(cache[space][key].value) :
-                            persistenceService.readObject(space, key, options)
+                            persistenceService.readObject(space, key)
                                 .then(putCache(space, key));
                 },
                 /**
@@ -154,8 +147,8 @@ define(
                  * @returns {Promise.<boolean>} an indicator of the success or
                  *          failure of this request
                  */
-                updateObject: function (space, key, value, options) {
-                    return persistenceService.updateObject(space, key, value, options)
+                updateObject: function (space, key, value) {
+                    return persistenceService.updateObject(space, key, value)
                         .then(function (result) {
                             addToCache(space, key, value);
                             return result;
@@ -172,7 +165,7 @@ define(
                  * @returns {Promise.<boolean>} an indicator of the success or
                  *          failure of this request
                  */
-                deleteObject: function (space, key, value, options) {
+                deleteObject: function (space, key, value) {
                     if (cache[space]) {
                         delete cache[space][key];
                     }
diff --git a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
index ec6b32d80a..9c4ab35fc1 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
@@ -155,12 +155,11 @@ define(
                  *          of the success (true) or failure (false) of this
                  *          operation
                  */
-                updateObject: function (space, key, value, options) {
-                    var check = (options || {}).check;
+                updateObject: function (space, key, value) {
                     function checkUpdate(response) {
                         return checkResponse(response, key);
                     }
-                    return put(key, value, check && { version: revs[key] })
+                    return put(key, value, { version: revs[key] })
                         .then(checkUpdate);
                 },
                 /**
diff --git a/platform/persistence/queue/src/PersistenceFailureHandler.js b/platform/persistence/queue/src/PersistenceFailureHandler.js
index fc492e0b17..449c1757d2 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/queue/src/PersistenceFailureHandler.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/queue/src/PersistenceFailureHandler.js
@@ -7,16 +7,10 @@ define(
 
         function PersistenceFailureHandler($q, dialogService, persistenceService) {
             // Refresh revision information for the domain object associated
-            // with htis persistence failure
+            // with this persistence failure
             function refresh(failure) {
-                // Perform a new read; this should update the persistence
-                // service's local revision records, so that the next request
-                // should permit the overwrite
-                return persistenceService.readObject(
-                    failure.persistence.getSpace(),
-                    failure.id,
-                    { cache: false } // Disallow caching
-                );
+                // Refresh the domain object to the latest from persistence
+                return failure.persistence.refresh();
             }
 
             // Issue a new persist call for the domain object associated with
@@ -25,15 +19,42 @@ define(
                 var decoratedPersistence =
                     failure.domainObject.getCapability('persistence');
                 return decoratedPersistence &&
-                        decoratedPersistence.persist(true);
+                        decoratedPersistence.persist();
             }
 
-            // Retry persistence for this set of failed attempts
+            // Retry persistence (overwrite) for this set of failed attempts
             function retry(failures) {
-                // Refresh all objects within the persistenceService to
-                // get up-to-date revision information; once complete,
-                // reissue the persistence request.
+                var models = {};
+
+                // Cache a copy of the model
+                function cacheModel(failure) {
+                    // Clone...
+                    models[failure.id] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(
+                        failure.domainObject.getModel()
+                    ));
+                }
+
+                // Mutate a domain object to restore its model
+                function remutate(failure) {
+                    var model = models[failure.id];
+                    return failure.domainObject.useCapability(
+                        "mutation",
+                        function () { return model; },
+                        model.modified
+                    );
+                }
+
+                // Cache the object models we might want to save
+                failures.forEach(cacheModel);
+
+                // Strategy here:
+                // * Cache all of the models we might want to save (above)
+                // * Refresh all domain objects (so they are latest versions)
+                // * Re-insert the cached domain object models
+                // * Invoke persistence again
                 return $q.all(failures.map(refresh)).then(function () {
+                    return $q.all(failures.map(remutate));
+                }).then(function () {
                     return $q.all(failures.map(persist));
                 });
             }