diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/publish/publish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/publish/publish.controller.js
index 49b41328d2..ec377c913f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/publish/publish.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/publish/publish.controller.js
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
                     variant.htmlId = "publish_variant_" + variant.compositeId;
 
                     //check for pristine variants
-                    vm.hasPristineVariants = !(dirtyVariantFilter(variant));
+                    if (!vm.hasPristineVariants) {
+                        vm.hasPristineVariants = pristineVariantFilter(variant);
+                    }
                 });
 
             if (vm.variants.length !== 0) {