diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/api/geonode/v2/index.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/api/geonode/v2/index.js
index 80828435f7..37ea19f15a 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/api/geonode/v2/index.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/api/geonode/v2/index.js
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ export const updateDataset = (pk, body) => {
         .then(({ data }) => (data.dataset));
 };
 
+export const updateResource = (pk, body) => {
+    return axios.patch(getEndpointUrl(RESOURCES, `/${pk}`), body)
+        .then(({ data }) => (data.resource));
+};
+
 export const updateDocument = (pk, body) => {
     return axios.patch(getEndpointUrl(DOCUMENTS, `/${pk}`), body)
         .then(({ data }) => data.document);
@@ -731,7 +736,7 @@ export const createDataset = (body) => {
 
 export const getMetadataDownloadLinkByPk = (pk) => {
     return getEndpointUrl(RESOURCES, `/${pk}/iso_metadata_xml`);
-}
+};
 
 export default {
     getEndpoints,
@@ -771,5 +776,6 @@ export default {
     deleteExecutionRequest,
     getResourceByTypeAndByPk,
     createDataset,
-    getMetadataDownloadLinkByPk
+    getMetadataDownloadLinkByPk,
+    updateResource
 };
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
index 8c8399a784..471c1ff17b 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ import {
     updateDocument,
     setMapThumbnail,
     updateCompactPermissionsByPk,
-    getResourceByUuid
+    getResourceByUuid,
+    updateDatasetTimeSeries,
+    updateResource as updateResourceAPI
 } from '@js/api/geonode/v2';
 import { parseDevHostname } from '@js/utils/APIUtils';
 import uuid from 'uuid';
@@ -79,13 +81,13 @@ import {
     cleanCompactPermissions,
     toGeoNodeMapConfig,
     RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_PROPERTIES,
-    getDimensions
+    getDimensions,
+    isDefaultDatasetSubtype
 } from '@js/utils/ResourceUtils';
 import {
     ProcessTypes,
     ProcessStatus
 } from '@js/utils/ResourceServiceUtils';
-import { updateDatasetTimeSeries } from '@js/api/geonode/v2/index';
 import { updateNode, updateSettingsParams } from '@mapstore/framework/actions/layers';
 import { layersSelector, getSelectedLayer as getSelectedNode } from '@mapstore/framework/selectors/layers';
 import { styleServiceSelector, getUpdatedLayer, selectedStyleSelector } from '@mapstore/framework/selectors/styleeditor';
@@ -170,21 +172,23 @@ const SaveAPI = {
             ...(timeseries && { has_time: timeseries?.has_time })
         };
         const { request, actions } = setDefaultStyle(state, id); // set default style, if modified
-
-        return request().then(() => (id
+        return request().then(() => {
+            const patchResource = !isDefaultDatasetSubtype(currentResource?.subtype) ? updateResourceAPI : updateDataset;
+            return (id
             // perform dataset and timeseries updates sequentially to avoid race conditions
-            ? updateDataset(id, updatedBody).then((resource) =>
-                updateDatasetTimeSeries(id, timeseries).then(() => resource)
-            ) : Promise.resolve())
-            .then((_resource) => {
-                let resource = omit(_resource, 'default_style');
-                if (timeseries) {
-                    const layerId = layersSelector(state)?.find((l) => l.pk === resource?.pk)?.id;
-                    // actions to be dispacted are added to response array
-                    return [resource, updateNode(layerId, 'layers', { dimensions: get(resource, 'data.dimensions', []) }), ...actions];
-                }
-                return [resource, ...actions];
-            }));
+                ? patchResource(id, updatedBody).then((resource) =>
+                    timeseries ? updateDatasetTimeSeries(id, timeseries).then(() => resource) : Promise.resolve(resource)
+                ) : Promise.resolve())
+                .then((_resource) => {
+                    let resource = omit(_resource, 'default_style');
+                    if (timeseries) {
+                        const layerId = layersSelector(state)?.find((l) => l.pk === resource?.pk)?.id;
+                        // actions to be dispacted are added to response array
+                        return [resource, updateNode(layerId, 'layers', { dimensions: get(resource, 'data.dimensions', []) }), ...actions];
+                    }
+                    return [resource, ...actions];
+                });
+        });
     },
     [ResourceTypes.VIEWER]: (state, id, body) => {
         const user = userSelector(state);
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
index 114c0509f9..f19f719c2f 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
@@ -313,7 +313,11 @@ function isResourceDataEqual(state, initialData = {}, currentData = {}) {
             omit(initialLayerData, ['style', 'fields', 'extendedParams', 'pk', '_v_', 'isDataset', 'perms']));
         const isStyleEqual = isEmpty(selectedLayer?.availableStyles) || isEmpty(selectedLayer?.style) ? true
             : selectedLayer?.style === selectedLayer?.availableStyles?.[0]?.name;
-        const isAttributesEqual = isEmpty(selectedLayer) ? true : !isEmpty(initialLayerData) && isEqual(initialLayerData?.fields, selectedLayer.fields);
+        const isAttributesEqual = isEmpty(selectedLayer) ? true
+            : !isEmpty(initialLayerData) && isEqual(
+                isEmpty(initialLayerData?.fields) ? {} : initialLayerData?.fields,
+                isEmpty(selectedLayer?.fields) ? {} : selectedLayer?.fields
+            );
 
         return isSettingsEqual && isAttributesEqual && isStyleEqual;
     }