diff --git a/app/GirlsInDigitalPage.php b/app/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
index 0c1760d93..2b837d1fe 100644
--- a/app/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
+++ b/app/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ public function setAttribute($key, $value)
         return parent::setAttribute($key, $value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used by Nova afterSave; not persisted to DB.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, array<string, mixed>>|null
+     */
+    public $nonPersistedButtonUpdates;
+
+    /**
+     * Keep _button_updates out of the SQL UPDATE (used by Nova to pass button data to afterSave).
+     */
+    protected static function booted(): void
+    {
+        static::saving(function (self $model): void {
+            $model->preserveButtonUpdatesBeforeSave();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function preserveButtonUpdatesBeforeSave(): void
+    {
+        if (array_key_exists('_button_updates', $this->attributes)) {
+            $this->nonPersistedButtonUpdates = $this->attributes['_button_updates'];
+            unset($this->attributes['_button_updates']);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function buttons()
     {
         return $this->hasMany(GirlsInDigitalButton::class, 'page_id')->orderBy('position');
diff --git a/app/Nova/GirlsInDigitalPage.php b/app/Nova/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
index 3778dd9f4..66223c511 100644
--- a/app/Nova/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
+++ b/app/Nova/GirlsInDigitalPage.php
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public static function afterSave(NovaRequest $request, $model): void
             if (! Schema::hasTable('girls_in_digital_buttons')) {
                 return;
             }
-            $updates = $model->_button_updates ?? null;
+            $updates = $model->nonPersistedButtonUpdates ?? $model->_button_updates ?? null;
             if (! is_array($updates) || empty($updates)) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public static function afterSave(NovaRequest $request, $model): void
                     report($e);
                 }
             }
-            unset($model->_button_updates);
+            unset($model->_button_updates, $model->nonPersistedButtonUpdates);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             report($e);
         }