diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/Attribute.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/Attribute.java
index 0e58c38e7..835a9aeda 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/Attribute.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/Attribute.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class Attribute extends AbstractAttributeExtensibleXMLObject implements o
 
     private String friendlyName;
 
-    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+    @OneToMany(cascade = {CascadeType.MERGE, CascadeType.PERSIST})
     @OrderColumn
     @Audited
     private List<AbstractXMLObject> attributeValues = new ArrayList<>();