diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/RDFServiceImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/RDFServiceImpl.java
index 6ff961382..82c3ec1db 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/RDFServiceImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/RDFServiceImpl.java
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ public abstract class RDFServiceImpl implements RDFService {
     }
 
     protected void notifyListeners(ModelChange modelChange) throws IOException {
-        modelChange.getSerializedModel().reset();
         for (ChangeListener listener : registeredListeners) {
+            modelChange.getSerializedModel().reset();
             listener.notifyModelChange(modelChange);
         }
         log.debug(registeredJenaListeners.size() + " registered Jena listeners");