diff --git a/src/js/account/sync.js b/src/js/account/sync.js
index 28a37e9..3c2df26 100644
--- a/src/js/account/sync.js
+++ b/src/js/account/sync.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function uploadWholeDictionary(asNew = false) {
       dictionary,
     }, remoteId => {
       window.currentDictionary.externalID = remoteId;
-      saveDictionary();
+      saveDictionary(false);
       addMessage('Dictionary Uploaded Successfully');
     }, errorData => {
       console.error(errorData);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function syncDetails(remoteDetails = false) {
     return uploadDetails();
   } else if (direction === 'down') {
     window.currentDictionary = Object.assign(window.currentDictionary, remoteDetails);
-    saveDictionary();
+    saveDictionary(false);
   }
   addMessage('Dictionary details synchronized');
   return Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function syncWords(remoteWords, deletedWords) {
 
   window.currentDictionary.words = words;
   sortWords();
-  saveDictionary();
+  saveDictionary(false);
 
   if (localWordsToUpload.length > 0) {
     return uploadWords(words);
diff --git a/src/js/dictionaryManagement.js b/src/js/dictionaryManagement.js
index e497fe0..e96547d 100644
--- a/src/js/dictionaryManagement.js
+++ b/src/js/dictionaryManagement.js
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ export function saveAndCloseEditModal() {
   document.getElementById('editModal').style.display = 'none';
 }
 
-export function saveDictionary() {
-  window.currentDictionary.lastUpdated = getTimestampInSeconds();
+export function saveDictionary(triggerLastUpdated = true) {
+  if (triggerLastUpdated) {
+    window.currentDictionary.lastUpdated = getTimestampInSeconds();
+  }
   window.localStorage.setItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(window.currentDictionary));
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ export function importWords() {
             }
           },
           complete: () => {
-            saveDictionary();
+            saveDictionary(false);
             renderAll();
             importWordsField.value = '';
             document.getElementById('editModal').style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/src/js/wordManagement.js b/src/js/wordManagement.js
index 3a230ef..ed974f6 100644
--- a/src/js/wordManagement.js
+++ b/src/js/wordManagement.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function sortWords(render) {
     return removeDiacritics(wordA[sortBy]).toLowerCase() > removeDiacritics(wordB[sortBy]).toLowerCase() ? 1 : -1;
   });
   
-  saveDictionary();
+  saveDictionary(false);
 
   if (render) {
     renderWords();