diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
index 6d555bf23..5761655d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
+import _ from 'lodash';
 import { batchActions } from 'redux-batched-actions';
 import createAjaxRequest from 'Utilities/createAjaxRequest';
 import getProviderState from 'Utilities/State/getProviderState';
 import { set, updateItem } from '../baseActions';
 
 const abortCurrentRequests = {};
+let lastSaveData = null;
 
 export function createCancelSaveProviderHandler(section) {
   return function(getState, payload, dispatch) {
@@ -26,25 +28,33 @@ function createSaveProviderHandler(section, url, options = {}) {
     } = payload;
 
     const saveData = getProviderState({ id, ...otherPayload }, getState, section);
+    const requestUrl = id ? `${url}/${id}` : url;
+    const params = { ...queryParams };
+
+    // If the user is re-saving the same provider without changes
+    // force it to be saved. Only applies to editing existing providers.
+
+    if (id && _.isEqual(saveData, lastSaveData)) {
+      params.forceSave = true;
+    }
+
+    lastSaveData = saveData;
 
     const ajaxOptions = {
-      url: `${url}?${$.param(queryParams, true)}`,
-      method: 'POST',
+      url: `${requestUrl}?${$.param(params, true)}`,
+      method: id ? 'PUT' : 'POST',
       contentType: 'application/json',
       dataType: 'json',
       data: JSON.stringify(saveData)
     };
 
-    if (id) {
-      ajaxOptions.url = `${url}/${id}?${$.param(queryParams, true)}`;
-      ajaxOptions.method = 'PUT';
-    }
-
     const { request, abortRequest } = createAjaxRequest(ajaxOptions);
 
     abortCurrentRequests[section] = abortRequest;
 
     request.done((data) => {
+      lastSaveData = null;
+
       dispatch(batchActions([
         updateItem({ section, ...data }),
 
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderModuleBase.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderModuleBase.cs
index 060d024c3..a96faace1 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderModuleBase.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderModuleBase.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 using Sonarr.Http;
+using Sonarr.Http.Extensions;
 
 namespace Sonarr.Api.V3
 {
@@ -84,10 +85,10 @@ private int CreateProvider(TProviderResource providerResource)
         private void UpdateProvider(TProviderResource providerResource)
         {
             var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, false);
-            var existingDefinition = _providerFactory.Get(providerDefinition.Id);
+            var forceSave = Request.GetBooleanQueryParameter("forceSave");
 
-            // Only test existing definitions if it was previously disabled
-            if (providerDefinition.Enable && !existingDefinition.Enable)
+            // Only test existing definitions if it is enabled and forceSave isn't set.
+            if (providerDefinition.Enable && !forceSave)
             {
                 Test(providerDefinition, false);
             }