diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/WorkspaceViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/WorkspaceViewModel.cs
index 5835f3fd280..522f27678e6 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/WorkspaceViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/WorkspaceViewModel.cs
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ internal bool Save(string filePath, bool isBackup = false, EngineController engi
                 {
                     // For intentional SaveAs either through UI or API calls, replace workspace elements' Guids and workspace Id
                     jo["Uuid"] = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-                    if (jo["Bindings"] != JToken.Parse("[]"))
+                    if (jo["Bindings"] != null && jo["Bindings"].Any())
                     {
                         jo["Bindings"] = JToken.Parse("[]");
 
diff --git a/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/DynamoViewTests.cs b/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/DynamoViewTests.cs
index f0f6e4d1c49..3ca828479a6 100644
--- a/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/DynamoViewTests.cs
+++ b/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/DynamoViewTests.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ public void ElementBinding_SaveAs()
             File.Delete(filePath);
             File.Delete(saveAsPath);
         }
-        
+
+        [Test]
         public void TestToastNotificationClosingBehavior()
         {
             var preferencesWindow = new PreferencesView(View);