diff --git a/js/id/actions/move_way.js b/js/id/actions/move_way.js
index 09ab8fd50..8301539c4 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/move_way.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/move_way.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 iD.actions.MoveWay = function(wayId, delta, projection) {
     return function(graph) {
-        var way = graph.entity(wayId);
+        return graph.update(function (graph) {
+            var way = graph.entity(wayId);
 
-        _.uniq(way.nodes).forEach(function(id) {
-            var node  = graph.entity(id),
-                start = projection(node.loc),
-                end   = projection.invert([start[0] + delta[0], start[1] + delta[1]]);
-            graph = graph.replace(node.move(end));
+            _.uniq(way.nodes).forEach(function (id) {
+                var node = graph.entity(id),
+                    start = projection(node.loc),
+                    end = projection.invert([start[0] + delta[0], start[1] + delta[1]]);
+                graph = graph.replace(node.move(end));
+            });
         });
-
-        return graph;
     };
 };
diff --git a/js/id/graph/history.js b/js/id/graph/history.js
index 31f32618a..5fcb41825 100644
--- a/js/id/graph/history.js
+++ b/js/id/graph/history.js
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ iD.History = function() {
             annotation = actions.pop();
         }
 
-        var graph = stack[index].graph.update(function (graph) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < actions.length; i++) {
-                graph = actions[i](graph);
-            }
-        });
+        var graph = stack[index].graph;
+        for (var i = 0; i < actions.length; i++) {
+            graph = actions[i](graph);
+        }
 
         return {graph: graph, annotation: annotation, imagery_used: imagery_used};
     }