diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/models/changedobject.py b/src/c3nav/editor/models/changedobject.py
index 8b9490d5..67596ccd 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/models/changedobject.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/models/changedobject.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class ChangedObject(models.Model):
         old_updated_fields = self.updated_fields
         self.updated_fields = {}
 
-        if instance.pk is None and self.model_class == LocationRedirect:
+        if instance.pk is None and not is_created_pk(instance.target_id) and self.model_class == LocationRedirect:
             obj = LocationRedirect.objects.filter(pk__in=self.changeset.deleted_existing.get(LocationRedirect, ()),
                                                   slug=instance.slug, target_id=instance.target_id).first()
             if obj is not None:
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/models/changeset.py b/src/c3nav/editor/models/changeset.py
index 65e9ead3..2daf15ae 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/models/changeset.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/models/changeset.py
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ class ChangeSet(models.Model):
             except FieldDoesNotExist:
                 # todo: fix this
                 continue
-            objects.setdefault(LocationSlug, {})[target.pk] = target
-            objects.setdefault(target.__class__, {})[target.pk] = target
+            objects.setdefault(LocationSlug, {})[target.pk] = target._obj
+            objects.setdefault(target.__class__, {})[target.pk] = target._obj
 
         return objects