Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -rb78ac844426c4d69e6104349bdf7cae2ecc6644d -r7e336cb71598dbaf5399b19abef3c81265b8d429
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision b78ac844426c4d69e6104349bdf7cae2ecc6644d)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 7e336cb71598dbaf5399b19abef3c81265b8d429)
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
 		    toolActivity.setToolContentId(newContentId);
 
 		    // LDEV-2510 init tool sessions for support activities added during live edit
-		    monitoringService.initToolSessionIfSuitable(toolActivity, lesson);
+		    // monitoringService.initToolSessionIfSuitable(toolActivity, lesson);
 		} else {
 		    Integer newMaxId = monitoringService.startSystemActivity(activity, design.getMaxID(), now,
 			    lesson.getLessonName());
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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diff -u -r606581007abbdaee5483777096f32ffac1c3e3eb -r7e336cb71598dbaf5399b19abef3c81265b8d429
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision 606581007abbdaee5483777096f32ffac1c3e3eb)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision 7e336cb71598dbaf5399b19abef3c81265b8d429)
@@ -945,9 +945,9 @@
 		design.setMaxID(newMaxId);
 		designModified = true;
 	    }
-	    if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(activity.isInitialised())){
-		activityDAO.update(activity);
-	    }
+	    
+	    activity.setInitialised(Boolean.TRUE);
+	    activityDAO.update(activity);
 	}
 
 	if (designModified) {