diff --git a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/screens/workflow-definition-editor/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen.tsx b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/screens/workflow-definition-editor/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen.tsx
index a7227ab6d..b77676ba9 100644
--- a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/screens/workflow-definition-editor/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/screens/workflow-definition-editor/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen/elsa-workflow-definition-editor-screen.tsx
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export class ElsaWorkflowDefinitionEditorScreen {
     let workflowDefinition = this.workflowDefinition;
     const isNew = typeof workflowDefinition.definitionId === 'undefined' && typeof this.workflowDefinitionId === 'undefined';
 
-    debugger;
     const request: SaveWorkflowDefinitionRequest = {
       workflowDefinitionId: workflowDefinition.definitionId || this.workflowDefinitionId,
       contextOptions: workflowDefinition.contextOptions,
diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByDefinitionAndVersion.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByDefinitionAndVersion.cs
index 5118e3e18..3a9993fda 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByDefinitionAndVersion.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByDefinitionAndVersion.cs
@@ -41,13 +41,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
         public async Task<IActionResult> Handle(string workflowDefinitionId, VersionOptions versionOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             var workflowDefinition = await _workflowDefinitionStore.FindAsync(new WorkflowDefinitionIdSpecification(workflowDefinitionId, versionOptions), cancellationToken);
-            
-            // Here we don't want to use the `PreserveReferencesHandling` setting because the model will be used by the designer "as-is" and will not resolve $id references.
-            // Fixes #1605.
-            var settings = DefaultContentSerializer.CreateDefaultJsonSerializationSettings();
-            settings.PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.None;
-
-            return workflowDefinition == null ? NotFound() : Json(workflowDefinition, settings);
+            return workflowDefinition == null ? NotFound() : Json(workflowDefinition, SerializationHelper.GetSettingsForWorkflowDefinition());
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByVersionId.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByVersionId.cs
index 2eb4ddf30..5d1a81ac1 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByVersionId.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/GetByVersionId.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Elsa.Serialization;
 using Elsa.Server.Api.Swagger.Examples;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Filters;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
         public async Task<IActionResult> Handle(string versionId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             var workflowDefinition = await _workflowDefinitionStore.FindAsync(new WorkflowDefinitionVersionIdSpecification(versionId), cancellationToken);
-            return workflowDefinition == null ? NotFound() : Json(workflowDefinition, _serializer.GetSettings());
+            return workflowDefinition == null ? NotFound() : Json(workflowDefinition, SerializationHelper.GetSettingsForWorkflowDefinition());
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/List.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/List.cs
index eb46e4dd2..072dd840b 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/List.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/List.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using Elsa.Server.Api.Swagger.Examples;
 using Elsa.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Filters;
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
             var summaries = _mapper.Map<IList<WorkflowDefinitionSummaryModel>>(items);
             var pagedList = new PagedList<WorkflowDefinitionSummaryModel>(summaries, page, pageSize, totalCount);
 
-            return Json(pagedList, _serializer.GetSettings());
+            return Json(pagedList, SerializationHelper.GetSettingsForWorkflowDefinition());
         }
 
         private Specification<WorkflowDefinition> GetSpecification(string? ids, VersionOptions version)
diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Publish.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Publish.cs
index e127f317c..035e7a2f8 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Publish.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Publish.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Elsa.Server.Api.Swagger.Examples;
 using Elsa.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Filters;
 
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
         {
             // Create a draft.
             var draft = await _workflowPublisher.GetDraftAsync(workflowDefinitionId, cancellationToken);
-            
+
             if (draft == null)
                 return NotFound();
-            
+
             // Publish the draft.
-            var published = await _workflowPublisher.PublishAsync(draft, cancellationToken);
-            
-            return AcceptedAtAction("Handle", "GetByVersionId", new { versionId = published.Id, apiVersion = apiVersion.ToString() }, published);
+            var publishedWorkflowDefinition = await _workflowPublisher.PublishAsync(draft, cancellationToken);
+
+            return AcceptedAtAction("Handle", "GetByVersionId", new { versionId = publishedWorkflowDefinition.Id, apiVersion = apiVersion.ToString() }, publishedWorkflowDefinition);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Retract.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Retract.cs
index bad7b6d96..f0ba39d18 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Retract.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Retract.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Elsa.Server.Api.Swagger.Examples;
 using Elsa.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Filters;
 
diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Save.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Save.cs
index f73c81746..078a9393d 100644
--- a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Save.cs
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Save.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Elsa.Server.Api.Swagger.Examples;
 using Elsa.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Filters;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
     {
         private readonly IWorkflowPublisher _workflowPublisher;
         private readonly ITenantAccessor _tenantAccessor;
+
         public Save(IWorkflowPublisher workflowPublisher, ITenantAccessor tenantAccessor)
         {
             _workflowPublisher = workflowPublisher;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
         {
             var workflowDefinitionId = request.WorkflowDefinitionId;
             var workflowDefinition = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workflowDefinitionId) ? await _workflowPublisher.GetDraftAsync(workflowDefinitionId, cancellationToken) : default;
+            var isNew = workflowDefinition == null;
 
             if (workflowDefinition == null)
             {
@@ -69,7 +72,9 @@ namespace Elsa.Server.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions
             else
                 workflowDefinition = await _workflowPublisher.SaveDraftAsync(workflowDefinition, cancellationToken);
 
-            return CreatedAtAction("Handle", "GetByVersionId", new { versionId = workflowDefinition.Id, apiVersion = apiVersion.ToString() }, workflowDefinition);
+            return isNew
+                ? CreatedAtAction("Handle", "GetByVersionId", new { versionId = workflowDefinition.Id, apiVersion = apiVersion.ToString() }, workflowDefinition)
+                : Ok(workflowDefinition);
         }
 
         private IEnumerable<ConnectionDefinition> FilterInvalidConnections(SaveWorkflowDefinitionRequest request)
diff --git a/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/SerializationHelper.cs b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/SerializationHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..497e54def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/Elsa.Server.Api/SerializationHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Elsa.Serialization;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Elsa.Server.Api
+{
+    public static class SerializationHelper
+    {
+        public static JsonSerializerSettings GetSettingsForWorkflowDefinition()
+        {
+            // Here we don't want to use the `PreserveReferencesHandling` setting because the model will be used by the designer "as-is" and will not resolve $id references.
+            // Fixes #1605.
+            var settings = DefaultContentSerializer.CreateDefaultJsonSerializationSettings();
+            settings.PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.None;
+
+            return settings;
+        }
+    }
+}
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