diff --git a/lib/site_settings/db_provider.rb b/lib/site_settings/db_provider.rb
index 8aef485c933..3ad32164e98 100644
--- a/lib/site_settings/db_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/site_settings/db_provider.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class SiteSettings::DbProvider
     model.data_type = data_type
 
     # save! used to ensure after_commit is called
-    model.save!
+    model.save! if model.changed?
 
     true
   end