diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index 5e227706e5f0b911d484cf93884195e4b166f617..5bce28a3558df857e4b9a7ff6e3ebaebed82a306 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ def generic_metadata_xml_deposit(request, **kwargs):
 
     if not _object.doi_label:
         _object.create_doi_label()
+        _object.save()
 
     # create a doi_batch_id
     salt = ""