diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteConfigDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteConfigDialog.vue
index 44f451dc7..41e9ab56c 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteConfigDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteConfigDialog.vue
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ const preserveAttributes = ref(false);
 async function onSubmit() {
   busy.value = true;
 
-  let [error] = await backupSitesModel.setName(site.value.id, name.value);
-  if (error) {
-    if (error.status === 400) formError.value.name = error.body.message;
-    else formError.value.generic = error.body ? error.body.message : 'Internal error';
+  if (site.value.name !== name.value) {
+    const [error] = await backupSitesModel.setName(site.value.id, name.value);
+    if (error) {
+      if (error.status === 400) formError.value.name = error.body.message;
+      else formError.value.generic = error.body ? error.body.message : 'Internal error';
 
-    busy.value = false;
-    return console.error(error);
+      busy.value = false;
+      return console.error(error);
+    }
   }
 
   const data = site.value.config;
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ async function onSubmit() {
     copyConcurrency: parseInt(copyConcurrency.value),
   };
 
-  [error] = await backupSitesModel.setLimits(site.value.id, limits);
+  const [error] = await backupSitesModel.setLimits(site.value.id, limits);
   if (error) {
     formError.value.generic = error.body ? error.body.message : 'Internal error';
     busy.value = false;