diff --git a/packages/apollo-collaboration-server/src/changes/changes.service.ts b/packages/apollo-collaboration-server/src/changes/changes.service.ts
index a2391d0fd..71b9704e9 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-collaboration-server/src/changes/changes.service.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-collaboration-server/src/changes/changes.service.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ import { MessagesGateway } from '../messages/messages.gateway'
 import { PluginsService } from '../plugins/plugins.service'
 import { FindChangeDto } from './dto/find-change.dto'
 
+const STATUS_ZERO_CHANGE_TYPES = new Set([
+  'AddAssemblyAndFeaturesFromFileChange',
+  'AddAssemblyFromExternalChange',
+  'AddAssemblyFromFileChange',
+  'AddFeaturesFromFileChange',
+  'AddFeatureChange',
+])
+
 export class ChangesService {
   constructor(
     @InjectModel(Feature.name)
@@ -158,51 +166,54 @@ export class ChangesService {
         )
       }
     })
-    this.logger.debug?.('*** TEMPORARY DATA INSERTTED ***')
-    // Set "temporary document" -status --> "valid" -status i.e. (-1 --> 0)
-    await this.featureModel.db.transaction(async () => {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        'Updates "temporary document" -status --> "valid" -status',
-      )
-      try {
-        // We cannot use Mongo 'session' / transaction here because Mongo has 16 MB limit for transaction
-        await this.refSeqChunkModel.updateMany(
-          { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
-          { $set: { status: 0 } },
-        )
-        await this.featureModel.updateMany(
-          { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
-          { $set: { status: 0 } },
-        )
-        await this.assemblyModel.updateMany(
-          { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
-          { $set: { status: 0 } },
-        )
-        await this.refSeqModel.updateMany(
-          { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
-          { $set: { status: 0 } },
-        )
-      } catch (error) {
-        // Clean up old "temporary document" -documents
+
+    if (STATUS_ZERO_CHANGE_TYPES.has(change.typeName)) {
+      this.logger.debug?.('*** TEMPORARY DATA INSERTTED ***')
+      // Set "temporary document" -status --> "valid" -status i.e. (-1 --> 0)
+      await this.featureModel.db.transaction(async () => {
         this.logger.debug(
-          '*** UPDATE STATUS EXCEPTION - Start to clean up old temporary documents...',
+          'Updates "temporary document" -status --> "valid" -status',
         )
-        // We cannot use Mongo 'session' / transaction here because Mongo has 16 MB limit for transaction
-        await this.assemblyModel.deleteMany({
-          $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
-        })
-        await this.featureModel.deleteMany({
-          $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
-        })
-        await this.refSeqModel.deleteMany({
-          $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
-        })
-        await this.refSeqChunkModel.deleteMany({
-          $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
-        })
-        throw new UnprocessableEntityException(String(error))
-      }
-    })
+        try {
+          // We cannot use Mongo 'session' / transaction here because Mongo has 16 MB limit for transaction
+          await this.refSeqChunkModel.updateMany(
+            { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
+            { $set: { status: 0 } },
+          )
+          await this.featureModel.updateMany(
+            { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
+            { $set: { status: 0 } },
+          )
+          await this.assemblyModel.updateMany(
+            { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
+            { $set: { status: 0 } },
+          )
+          await this.refSeqModel.updateMany(
+            { $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }] },
+            { $set: { status: 0 } },
+          )
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Clean up old "temporary document" -documents
+          this.logger.debug(
+            '*** UPDATE STATUS EXCEPTION - Start to clean up old temporary documents...',
+          )
+          // We cannot use Mongo 'session' / transaction here because Mongo has 16 MB limit for transaction
+          await this.assemblyModel.deleteMany({
+            $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
+          })
+          await this.featureModel.deleteMany({
+            $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
+          })
+          await this.refSeqModel.deleteMany({
+            $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
+          })
+          await this.refSeqChunkModel.deleteMany({
+            $and: [{ status: -1, user: uniqUserId }],
+          })
+          throw new UnprocessableEntityException(String(error))
+        }
+      })
+    }
 
     this.logger.debug?.(`CHANGE DOC: ${JSON.stringify(changeDoc)}`)
     if (!changeDoc) {