diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
index 89a8639cd..da5cb4d84 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import getProviderState from 'Utilities/State/getProviderState';
 import { removeItem, set, updateItem } from '../baseActions';
 
 const abortCurrentRequests = {};
+let lastSaveData = null;
 
 export function createCancelSaveProviderHandler(section) {
   return function(getState, payload, dispatch) {
@@ -27,27 +28,33 @@ function createSaveProviderHandler(section, url, options = {}, removeStale = fal
     } = payload;
 
     const saveData = Array.isArray(id) ? id.map((x) => getProviderState({ id: x, ...otherPayload }, getState, section)) : getProviderState({ id, ...otherPayload }, getState, section);
+    const requestUrl = id ? `${url}/${id}` : url;
+    const params = { ...queryParams };
+
+    // If the user is re-saving the same provider without changes
+    // force it to be saved. Only applies to editing existing providers.
+
+    if (id && _.isEqual(saveData, lastSaveData)) {
+      params.forceSave = true;
+    }
+
+    lastSaveData = saveData;
 
     const ajaxOptions = {
-      url: `${url}?${$.param(queryParams, true)}`,
-      method: 'POST',
+      url: `${requestUrl}?${$.param(params, true)}`,
+      method: id ? 'PUT' : 'POST',
       contentType: 'application/json',
       dataType: 'json',
       data: JSON.stringify(saveData)
     };
 
-    if (id) {
-      ajaxOptions.method = 'PUT';
-      if (!Array.isArray(id)) {
-        ajaxOptions.url = `${url}/${id}?${$.param(queryParams, true)}`;
-      }
-    }
-
     const { request, abortRequest } = createAjaxRequest(ajaxOptions);
 
     abortCurrentRequests[section] = abortRequest;
 
     request.done((data) => {
+      lastSaveData = null;
+      
       if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
         data = [data];
       }