diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
index e00c943412..a4ec53f68e 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ class CMS.Views.UnitEdit extends Backbone.View
 
   publishDraft: (event) ->
     @wait(true)
-    
+    @saveDraft()
+
     $.post('/publish_draft', {
       id: @$el.data('id')
     }, =>