diff --git a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
index f160376837..c3363f4db4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,13 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
    *    The resource type value
    * @param resourceId
    *    The resource id value
-   * @param allowEmptyRequest
-   *    Allow an empty list of operations in the request's body
    * @return Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain>
    *    observable of response
    */
-  protected submitJsonPatchOperations(hrefObs: Observable<string>, resourceType: string, resourceId?: string, allowEmptyRequest = false): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
+  protected submitJsonPatchOperations(hrefObs: Observable<string>, resourceType: string, resourceId?: string): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
     let startTransactionTime = null;
-    const [patchRequest$, emptyRequest$] = partition((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => allowEmptyRequest || isNotEmpty(request.body))(hrefObs.pipe(
+    const [patchRequest$, emptyRequest$] = partition((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isNotEmpty(request.body))(hrefObs.pipe(
       mergeMap((endpointURL: string) => {
         return this.store.select(jsonPatchOperationsByResourceType(resourceType)).pipe(
           take(1),
@@ -81,11 +79,11 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
 
     return observableMerge(
       emptyRequest$.pipe(
-        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => !allowEmptyRequest && isEmpty(request.body)),
+        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isEmpty(request.body)),
         tap(() => startTransactionTime = null),
         map(() => null)),
       patchRequest$.pipe(
-        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => allowEmptyRequest || isNotEmpty(request.body)),
+        filter((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => isNotEmpty(request.body)),
         tap(() => this.store.dispatch(new StartTransactionPatchOperationsAction(resourceType, resourceId, startTransactionTime))),
         tap((request: PatchRequestDefinition) => this.requestService.send(request)),
         mergeMap(() => {
@@ -143,18 +141,16 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
    *    The scope id
    * @param resourceType
    *    The resource type value
-   * @param allowEmptyRequest
-   *    Allow an empty list of operations in the request's body
    * @return Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain>
    *    observable of response
    */
-  public jsonPatchByResourceType(linkPath: string, scopeId: string, resourceType: string, allowEmptyRequest = false): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
+  public jsonPatchByResourceType(linkPath: string, scopeId: string, resourceType: string): Observable<ResponseDefinitionDomain> {
     const href$ = this.halService.getEndpoint(linkPath).pipe(
       filter((href: string) => isNotEmpty(href)),
       distinctUntilChanged(),
       map((endpointURL: string) => this.getEndpointByIDHref(endpointURL, scopeId)));
 
-    return this.submitJsonPatchOperations(href$, resourceType, undefined, allowEmptyRequest);
+    return this.submitJsonPatchOperations(href$, resourceType);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
index e760f71941..b2bc054287 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.spec.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { WorkspaceitemDataService } from '../../core/submission/workspaceitem-data.service';
 import { WorkflowItemDataService } from '../../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import { SubmissionObjectDataService } from '../../core/submission/submission-object-data.service';
+import { mockSubmissionObjectDataService } from '../../shared/testing/submission-oject-data-service.mock';
 
 describe('SubmissionObjectEffects test suite', () => {
   let submissionObjectEffects: SubmissionObjectEffects;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ describe('SubmissionObjectEffects test suite', () => {
   let notificationsServiceStub;
   let submissionServiceStub;
   let submissionJsonPatchOperationsServiceStub;
+  let submissionObjectDataServiceStub;
   const collectionId: string = mockSubmissionCollectionId;
   const submissionId: string = mockSubmissionId;
   const submissionDefinitionResponse: any = mockSubmissionDefinitionResponse;
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ describe('SubmissionObjectEffects test suite', () => {
     notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
     submissionServiceStub =  new SubmissionServiceStub();
     submissionJsonPatchOperationsServiceStub = new SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsServiceStub();
+    submissionObjectDataServiceStub = mockSubmissionObjectDataService;
+
+    submissionServiceStub.hasUnsavedModification.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ describe('SubmissionObjectEffects test suite', () => {
         { provide: WorkflowItemDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: WorkflowItemDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: HALEndpointService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: SubmissionObjectDataService, useValue: submissionObjectDataServiceStub },
       ],
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
index 5432aa7a4c..257854f027 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
@@ -196,13 +196,21 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
    */
   @Effect() saveAndDeposit$ = this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_AND_DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION),
-    withLatestFrom(this.store$),
-    switchMap(([action, currentState]: [SaveAndDepositSubmissionAction, any]) => {
-      return this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceType(
-        this.submissionService.getSubmissionObjectLinkName(),
-        action.payload.submissionId,
-        'sections',
-        true).pipe(
+    withLatestFrom(this.submissionService.hasUnsavedModification()),
+    switchMap(([action, hasUnsavedModification]: [SaveAndDepositSubmissionAction, boolean]) => {
+      let response$: Observable<SubmissionObject[]>;
+      if (hasUnsavedModification) {
+        response$ = this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceType(
+          this.submissionService.getSubmissionObjectLinkName(),
+          action.payload.submissionId,
+          'sections') as Observable<SubmissionObject[]>;
+      } else {
+        response$ = this.submissionObjectService.findById(action.payload.submissionId).pipe(
+          getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+          map((submissionObject: SubmissionObject) => [submissionObject])
+        );
+      }
+      return response$.pipe(
         map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => {
           if (this.canDeposit(response)) {
             return new DepositSubmissionAction(action.payload.submissionId);