diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
index d464a49bf4..3e5f388a5f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
     $scope.filteredProducts = []
     $scope.currentFilters = []
     $scope.limit = 15
-    $scope.productsWithUnsavedVariants = []
     $scope.query = ""
     $scope.DisplayProperties = DisplayProperties
 
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
         display_name: null
         on_hand: null
         price: null
-      $scope.productsWithUnsavedVariants.push product
       DisplayProperties.setShowVariants product.id, true
 
 
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
           filters: $scope.currentFilters
       ).success((data) ->
         DirtyProducts.clear()
-        BulkProducts.updateVariantLists(data.products, $scope.productsWithUnsavedVariants)
+        BulkProducts.updateVariantLists(data.products || [])
         $timeout -> $scope.displaySuccess()
       ).error (data, status) ->
         if status == 400 && data.errors? && data.errors.length > 0
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/bulk_products.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/bulk_products.js.coffee
index 0d2de5ce77..022345e9d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/bulk_products.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/bulk_products.js.coffee
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").factory "BulkProducts", (PagedFetcher, dataFetcher,
           @unpackProduct newProduct
           @insertProductAfter(product, newProduct)
 
-    updateVariantLists: (serverProducts, productsWithUnsavedVariants) ->
-      for product in productsWithUnsavedVariants
-        server_product = @findProductInList(product.id, serverProducts)
+    updateVariantLists: (serverProducts) ->
+      for server_product in serverProducts
+        product = @findProductInList(server_product.id, @products)
         product.variants = server_product.variants
         @loadVariantUnitValues product