diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
index d17b9bc3fb..9fcd81b2ed 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
                 var published = !(variant.state === "NotCreated" || variant.state === "Draft");
 
                 if ((variant.language.isMandatory && !published) && (!publishable || !variant.publish)) {
-                    //if a mandatory variant isn't published and it's not publishable or not selected to be published
-                    //then we cannot publish anything
+                    //if a mandatory variant isn't published 
+                    //and it's not publishable or not selected to be published
+                    //then we cannot continue
 
                     //TODO: Show a message when this occurs
                     return false;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
index bc1bd80baf..6991a7b509 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
@@ -328,10 +328,13 @@
                 var published = !(variant.state === "NotCreated" || variant.state === "Draft");
                 var isScheduledPublished = variant.releaseDate;
 
-                if (isMandatory) {
-                    if (!publishable || (!published && !isScheduledPublished)) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
+                if (isMandatory && !published && !isScheduledPublished && (!publishable || !variant.save)) {
+                    //if a mandatory variant isn't published or scheduled published
+                    //and it's not publishable or not selected to be published
+                    //then we cannot continue
+
+                    //TODO: Show a message when this occurs
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 if (variant.save && (variant.releaseDate || variant.expireDate)) {