Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r925e47ce62e1bbdba9dffb93ee7f7524c954c320 -r66ddd34859fba37038bf77eba663d232f0ef25cd
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 925e47ce62e1bbdba9dffb93ee7f7524c954c320)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 66ddd34859fba37038bf77eba663d232f0ef25cd)
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@
 	    name += AssessmentEscapeUtils.VSA_ANSWER_DELIMITER + answer;
 	    targetOption.setName(name);
 	    assessmentDao.saveObject(targetOption);
+	    assessmentDao.flush();
 
 	    if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
 		log.debug("Adding answer \"" + answer + "\" to option " + targetOptionUid + " in question "
@@ -1519,6 +1520,7 @@
 		    .collect(Collectors.joining(AssessmentEscapeUtils.VSA_ANSWER_DELIMITER));
 	    previousOption.setName(name);
 	    assessmentDao.saveObject(previousOption);
+	    assessmentDao.flush();
 	}
 
 	return null;