diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
index e5b0bccf..0070e44a 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(UserId, newObject.Id, BizType, AyaEvent.Created), ct);
                 await WorkOrderSearchIndexAsync(newObject, true);
                 await TagBiz.ProcessUpdateTagsInRepositoryAsync(ct, newObject.Tags, null);
+
+                //Was this a full workorder posted all at once?
+                //(seeder or api user, not something AyaNova front end would do)
+                if (newObject.Items.Count > 0)//our front end will post the header alone on new so this indicates a fully populated wo was saved
+                {
+                    if (newObject.ContractId != null)
+                        mContractInEffect = await ct.Contract.AsNoTracking().FirstOrDefaultAsync(z => z.Id == newObject.ContractId);
+                    mFetchedContractAlready = true;
+                    await ProcessChangeOfContractAsync(newObject.Id);
+                }
+
+
                 await WorkOrderHandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent.Created, newObject);
                 return newObject;
             }