diff --git a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
index 12e7209e2a..72f6047b04 100644
--- a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
+++ b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
         $newsletter->status = Newsletter::STATUS_DRAFT;
         $newsletter->save();
       } else {
-        $queue->newsletter_rendered_body = null;
         $queue->newsletter_rendered_body = null;
         $queue->newsletter_rendered_subject = null;
         $queue->save();
diff --git a/tests/unit/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php b/tests/unit/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
index 3f8b95f229..e9c7686821 100644
--- a/tests/unit/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class NewslettersTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $sending_queue->newsletter_id = $this->newsletter->id;
     $sending_queue->status = SendingQueue::STATUS_SCHEDULED;
     $sending_queue->newsletter_rendered_body = array('html' => 'html', 'text' => 'text');
+    $sending_queue->newsletter_rendered_subject = 'Rendered subject ...';
     $sending_queue->save();
     expect($sending_queue->getErrors())->false();