diff --git a/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/resourcegroup/control/CopyResourceDomainService.java b/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/resourcegroup/control/CopyResourceDomainService.java
index 6dda5fb98..ee2f91546 100644
--- a/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/resourcegroup/control/CopyResourceDomainService.java
+++ b/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/resourcegroup/control/CopyResourceDomainService.java
@@ -208,10 +208,11 @@ protected CopyResourceResult doCopyResourceAndSave(CopyUnit copyUnit) throws For
 
         // do save
         if (copyUnit.getResult().isSuccess()) {
-            // check if only decorable fields on resource changed when changing owner is different from resource owner
-            foreignableService.verifyEditableByOwner(copyUnit.getActingOwner(), targetHashCodeBeforeChange, copyUnit.getTargetResource());
             auditService.storeIdInThreadLocalForAuditLog(copyUnit.getTargetResource());
+            // persist before permission check to avoid TransientPropertyValueException when JPA tries to auto flush
             entityManager.persist(copyUnit.getTargetResource());
+            // check if only decorable fields on resource changed when changing owner is different from resource owner
+            foreignableService.verifyEditableByOwner(copyUnit.getActingOwner(), targetHashCodeBeforeChange, copyUnit.getTargetResource());
         }
         copyUnit.getResult().setTargetResource(copyUnit.getTargetResource());
         return copyUnit.getResult();