diff --git a/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.c b/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.c
index 87b7995d66..96dc1f35a1 100644
--- a/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.c
+++ b/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ gboolean qof_commit_edit(QofInstance *inst)
   inst->editlevel--;
   if (0 < inst->editlevel) return FALSE;
 
-  if ((-1 == inst->editlevel) && inst->dirty)
+  if ((0 == inst->editlevel) && inst->dirty)
   {
     be = qof_book_get_backend (inst->book);
     if (be && qof_backend_commit_exists(be)) {
diff --git a/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.h b/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.h
index c3a4274dae..f9e612e51a 100644
--- a/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.h
+++ b/lib/libqof/qof/qofutil.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ gboolean qof_begin_edit(QofInstance *inst);
   /* The pricedb suffers from delayed update...     */          \
   /* This may be setting a bad precedent for other types, I fear. */ \
   /* Other types probably really should handle begin like this. */ \
-  if ((-1 == (inst)->editlevel) && (inst)->dirty)                   \
+  if ((0 == (inst)->editlevel) && (inst)->dirty)                   \
   {                                                              \
     QofBackend * be;                                             \
     be = qof_book_get_backend ((inst)->book);                    \