diff --git a/DNN Platform/Library/Entities/Tabs/TabController.cs b/DNN Platform/Library/Entities/Tabs/TabController.cs
index b81c84b599d..44b2d640db8 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Library/Entities/Tabs/TabController.cs	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Library/Entities/Tabs/TabController.cs	
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ public void AddMissingLanguages(int portalId, int tabId)
                     // we are adding missing languages to a single culture page that is not in the default language
                     // so we must first add a page in the default culture
 
-                    CreateLocalizedCopy(workingTab, defaultLocale, false);
+                    CreateLocalizedCopyInternal(workingTab, defaultLocale, false, true);
                 }
 
                 if (currentTab.DefaultLanguageTab != null)
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ public void AddMissingLanguages(int portalId, int tabId)
                         }
                         if (missing)
                         {
-                            CreateLocalizedCopy(workingTab, locale, false);
+                            CreateLocalizedCopyInternal(workingTab, locale, false, true);
                         }
                     }
                 }