diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php b/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
index 1d8b032..548d09d 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/BpConfig.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Exception\NestingError;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Modification\ProcessChanges;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\ProvidedHook\Icingadb\IcingadbSupport;
+use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\State\IcingaDbState;
+use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\State\MonitoringState;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Storage\LegacyStorage;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Backend\MonitoringBackend;
 use ipl\Sql\Connection as IcingaDbConnection;
@@ -177,6 +179,15 @@ class BpConfig
      */
     public function applyChanges(ProcessChanges $changes)
     {
+        if (
+            Module::exists('icingadb')
+            && (! $this->hasBackendName() && IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
+        ) {
+            IcingaDbState::apply($this);
+        } else {
+            MonitoringState::apply($this);
+        }
+
         $cnt = 0;
         foreach ($changes->getChanges() as $change) {
             $cnt++;
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Controller.php b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Controller.php
index d8d1d63..71eac44 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Controller.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Controller.php
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ class Controller extends CompatController
             $changes->clear();
             $this->redirectNow($this->url()->without('dismissChanges')->without('unlocked'));
         }
-        $bp->applyChanges($changes);
+
+        if (! $changes->isEmpty()) {
+            $bp->applyChanges($changes);
+        }
+
         return $bp;
     }