From 549ef5d49467aa4de13c9bfa06ef740cd40f9079 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Mitchell <dmitchell@edx.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:55:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure kvs up-to-date if code accessing it.

---
 common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
index 2155ebd2c4..fa18d79f77 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ class XModuleDescriptor(XModuleFields, HTMLSnippet, ResourceTemplates, XBlock):
         """
         Use w/ caution. Really intended for use by the persistence layer.
         """
+        # if caller wants kvs, caller's assuming it's up to date; so, decache it
+        self.save()
         return self._model_data._kvs
 
     # =============================== BUILTIN METHODS ==========================