diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-contract.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-contract.vue
index 9201b13d..523612fa 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-contract.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-contract.vue
@@ -79,13 +79,22 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     initAndOpen() {
-      this.contractIdAtStart = this.value.contractId;
-      this.contractNameAtStart = this.value.contractViz;
-      this.openDialog = true;
+      //if form is dirty don't open, must save first
+      //Give a prompt for htat and exit, don't call save here because it might result in error
+      if (this.pvm.formState.dirty) {
+        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit(
+          "notify-info",
+          this.$ay.t("SaveRecordToProceed")
+        );
+        return;
+      } else {
+        this.contractIdAtStart = this.value.contractId;
+        this.contractNameAtStart = this.value.contractViz;
+        this.openDialog = true;
+      }
     },
     contractChange(newName) {
       this.value.contractViz = newName;
-      //   this.pvm.formState.dirty = true;
     },
     form() {
       return window.$gz.form;
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index 0828deaa..a14f90fc 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -1357,7 +1357,8 @@ async function fetchTranslatedText(vm) {
     "WorkOrderItemLaborManualDiscountPct",
     "WorkOrderItemLaborBasePrice",
     "WorkOrderItemLaborPrice",
-    "WorkOrderItemLaborServiceStartDate"
+    "WorkOrderItemLaborServiceStartDate",
+    "SaveRecordToProceed"
   ]);
 }