diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
index e2eac7392..69cd60f24 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ iD.modes.DrawArea = function(way_id) {
                     mode.history.replace(iD.actions.AddWayNode(way,
                         mode.history.graph().entity(way.nodes[0])));
                     way = mode.history.graph().entity(way.id);
-                    mode.history.perform(iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(way, _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                    way.tags = _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic');
+                    mode.history.perform(iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(way, way.tags));
 
                     // End by clicking on own tail
                     return mode.controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_road.js b/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
index bd176a794..581d7ae76 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ iD.modes.DrawRoad = function(way_id, direction) {
                             mode.history.graph().entity(lastNode), index));
                     }
 
+                    way.tags = _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic');
                     mode.history.perform(iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(
-                        way,
-                        _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                        way, way.tags));
 
                     // End by clicking on own tail
                     return mode.controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));