diff --git a/lib/scripts/edit.js b/lib/scripts/edit.js
index eaa3030e96bb1420ecbd811e35a713581d263c42..e8a59deb9887416206f44b9d1507371002a27ddb 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/edit.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/edit.js
@@ -320,9 +320,11 @@ addInitEvent(function (){
 
     // reset change memory var on submit
     addEvent($('edbtn__save'), 'click', function(){
+        window.onbeforeunload = '';
         window.textChanged = false;
     });
     addEvent($('edbtn__preview'), 'click', function(){
+        window.onbeforeunload = '';
         window.textChanged = false;
         window.keepDraft = true; // needed to keep draft on page unload
     });