diff --git a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeController.kt b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeController.kt
index d5363b913..804786851 100644
--- a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeController.kt
+++ b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeController.kt
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ class HankeController(
         featureFlags.ensureEnabled(Feature.HANKE_EDITING)
 
         logger.info { "Updating Hanke: ${hanke.toLogString()}" }
-
         val existingHanke = hankeService.findHankeOrThrow(hankeTunnus)
-        validateUpdatable(existing = existingHanke, updated = hanke, hankeTunnus)
         existingHanke.verifyUserAuthorization(currentUserId(), PermissionCode.EDIT)
+        validateUpdatable(hanke, hankeTunnus)
 
         val updatedHanke = hankeService.updateHanke(hanke)
         logger.info { "Updated hanke ${updatedHanke.hankeTunnus}." }
@@ -305,14 +304,10 @@ class HankeController(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun validateUpdatable(existing: Hanke, updated: Hanke, hankeTunnusFromPath: String) {
-        val tunnusMatch =
-            listOf(existing.hankeTunnus, updated.hankeTunnus).all { it == hankeTunnusFromPath }
-
-        if (!tunnusMatch) {
+    private fun validateUpdatable(hankeUpdate: Hanke, hankeTunnusFromPath: String) {
+        if (hankeUpdate.hankeTunnus != hankeTunnusFromPath) {
             throw HankeArgumentException(
-                "Hanketunnus mismatch. (Existing=${existing.hankeTunnus}, Updated=${updated.hankeTunnus}, " +
-                    "Path=$hankeTunnusFromPath)"
+                "Hanketunnus mismatch. (In payload=${hankeUpdate.hankeTunnus}, In path=$hankeTunnusFromPath)"
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeServiceImpl.kt b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeServiceImpl.kt
index 88c92c36b..0304d2208 100644
--- a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeServiceImpl.kt
+++ b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/HankeServiceImpl.kt
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ open class HankeServiceImpl(
         postProcessAndSaveLogging(loggingEntryHolder, savedHankeEntity, userId)
 
         return createHankeDomainObjectFromEntity(savedHankeEntity).also {
-            initAccessForCreatedHanke(it, savedHankeEntity.perustaja, userId)
+            initAccessForCreatedHanke(it, perustaja, userId)
             hankeLoggingService.logCreate(it, userId)
         }
     }
@@ -244,16 +244,10 @@ open class HankeServiceImpl(
             !applicationService.isStillPending(it)
         }
 
-    private fun initAccessForCreatedHanke(
-        hanke: Hanke,
-        perustaja: PerustajaEntity?,
-        userId: String
-    ) {
+    private fun initAccessForCreatedHanke(hanke: Hanke, perustaja: Perustaja?, userId: String) {
         val hankeId = hanke.id!!
         val permissionAll = permissionService.setPermission(hankeId, userId, Role.KAIKKI_OIKEUDET)
-        perustaja?.let {
-            hankeKayttajaService.addHankeFounder(hankeId, it.toDomainObject(), permissionAll)
-        }
+        perustaja?.let { hankeKayttajaService.addHankeFounder(hankeId, it, permissionAll) }
         hankeKayttajaService.saveNewTokensFromHanke(hanke)
     }
 
diff --git a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/permissions/HankeKayttajaService.kt b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/permissions/HankeKayttajaService.kt
index 5dff5d073..1576604a3 100644
--- a/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/permissions/HankeKayttajaService.kt
+++ b/services/hanke-service/src/main/kotlin/fi/hel/haitaton/hanke/permissions/HankeKayttajaService.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HankeKayttajaService(
 
     @Transactional
     fun addHankeFounder(hankeId: Int, founder: Perustaja, permissionEntity: PermissionEntity) {
-        logger.info { "Saving token for Hanke perustaja." }
+        logger.info { "Saving user for Hanke perustaja." }
         saveUser(
             HankeKayttajaEntity(
                 hankeId = hankeId,