diff --git a/model/DataObject.php b/model/DataObject.php
index 82869dd5d..bec04bb5b 100644
--- a/model/DataObject.php
+++ b/model/DataObject.php
@@ -1377,6 +1377,12 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
 		// Check changes exist, abort if there are none
 		$hasChanges = $this->updateChanges($isNewRecord);
 		if($hasChanges || $forceWrite || $isNewRecord) {
+
+			// Ensure Created and LastEdited are populated
+			if(!isset($this->record['Created'])) {
+				$this->record['Created'] = $now;
+			}
+			$this->record['LastEdited'] = $now;
 			// New records have their insert into the base data table done first, so that they can pass the
 			// generated primary key on to the rest of the manipulation
 			$baseTable = ClassInfo::baseDataClass($this->class);
@@ -1396,12 +1402,6 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
 			$this->invokeWithExtensions('onAfterSkippedWrite');
 		}
 
-		// Ensure Created and LastEdited are populated
-		if(!isset($this->record['Created'])) {
-			$this->record['Created'] = $now;
-		}
-		$this->record['LastEdited'] = $now;
-
 		// Write relations as necessary
 		if($writeComponents) $this->writeComponents(true);