diff --git a/modules/ui/commit_changes.js b/modules/ui/commit_changes.js
index b2dac7111..7d1295ef0 100644
--- a/modules/ui/commit_changes.js
+++ b/modules/ui/commit_changes.js
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ export function uiCommitChanges(context) {
 
 
         // Download changeset link
-        var changeset = new osmChangeset({ id: 'CHANGEME' }),
-            changes = history.changes(actionDiscardTags(history.difference())),
-            data = JXON.stringify(changeset.osmChangeJXON(changes)),
+        var changeset = new osmChangeset().update({ id: undefined }),
+            changes = history.changes(actionDiscardTags(history.difference()));
+
+        delete changeset.id;  // Export without chnageset_id
+
+        var data = JXON.stringify(changeset.osmChangeJXON(changes)),
             uri = 'data:text/xml;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(data);
 
         var linkEnter = container.selectAll('.download-changes')
diff --git a/modules/ui/conflicts.js b/modules/ui/conflicts.js
index 726cc3e17..1155953f7 100644
--- a/modules/ui/conflicts.js
+++ b/modules/ui/conflicts.js
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ export function uiConflicts(context) {
 
         // Download changes link
         var detected = utilDetect(),
-            changeset = new osmChangeset({ id: 'CHANGEME' }),
-            data = JXON.stringify(changeset.osmChangeJXON(origChanges)),
+            changeset = new osmChangeset();
+
+        delete changeset.id;  // Export without chnageset_id
+
+        var data = JXON.stringify(changeset.osmChangeJXON(origChanges)),
             uri = 'data:text/xml;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(data);
 
         var linkEnter = conflictsHelp.selectAll('.download-changes')