diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
index cafc08b3cd..bf53334567 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
@@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ function (
             return fetchObject(object.getModel().location);
         }
 
-        function saveObject(parent) {
-            return self.openmct.editor.save().then(() => {
-                // Force mutation for search indexing
-                return parent;
-            });
+        function saveObject(object) {
+            //persist the object, which adds it to the transaction and then call editor.save
+            return object.getCapability("persistence").persist()
+                .then(() => {
+                    return self.openmct.editor.save().then(() => {
+                        return object;
+                    });
+                });
         }
 
         function addSavedObjectToParent(parent) {
@@ -150,17 +153,6 @@ function (
                 });
         }
 
-        function undirty(object) {
-            return object.getCapability('persistence').refresh();
-        }
-
-        function undirtyOriginals(object) {
-            return object.getCapability("persistence").persist()
-                .then(function () {
-                    return object;
-                });
-        }
-
         function indexForSearch(addedObject) {
             addedObject.useCapability('mutation', (model) => {
                 return model;
@@ -187,10 +179,9 @@ function (
         return getParent(domainObject)
             .then(doWizardSave)
             .then(showBlockingDialog)
-            .then(getParent)
             .then(saveObject)
+            .then(getParent)
             .then(addSavedObjectToParent)
-            .then(undirtyOriginals)
             .then((addedObject) => {
                 return fetchObject(addedObject.getId());
             })