diff --git a/kernel/av/av.go b/kernel/av/av.go
index 6cfd6bdbc..0b766a7ef 100644
--- a/kernel/av/av.go
+++ b/kernel/av/av.go
@@ -521,7 +521,11 @@ func SaveAttributeView(av *AttributeView) (err error) {
 			for _, v := range kv.Values {
 				if 0 == v.Block.Created {
 					if "" == v.Block.ID {
-						v.Block.ID = ast.NewNodeID()
+						v.Block.ID = v.BlockID
+						if "" == v.Block.ID {
+							v.Block.ID = ast.NewNodeID()
+							v.BlockID = v.Block.ID
+						}
 					}
 
 					createdStr := v.Block.ID[:len("20060102150405")]
diff --git a/kernel/model/attribute_view.go b/kernel/model/attribute_view.go
index c8d21b341..038f081ef 100644
--- a/kernel/model/attribute_view.go
+++ b/kernel/model/attribute_view.go
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ func RenderAttributeView(avID string) (viewable av.Viewable, attrView *av.Attrib
 			for _, v := range kv.Values {
 				if 0 == v.Block.Created {
 					if "" == v.Block.ID {
-						v.Block.ID = ast.NewNodeID()
+						v.Block.ID = v.BlockID
+						if "" == v.Block.ID {
+							v.Block.ID = ast.NewNodeID()
+							v.BlockID = v.Block.ID
+						}
 					}
 
 					createdStr := v.Block.ID[:len("20060102150405")]