diff --git a/module/testcase/model.php b/module/testcase/model.php
index f720093390..5078aeb470 100644
--- a/module/testcase/model.php
+++ b/module/testcase/model.php
@@ -659,12 +659,12 @@ class testcaseModel extends model
         $case = fixer::input('post')
             ->add('version', $version)
             ->setIF($this->post->story != false and $this->post->story != $oldCase->story, 'storyVersion', $this->loadModel('story')->getVersion($this->post->story))
+            ->setIF(!$this->post->linkCase, 'linkCase', '')
             ->setDefault('lastEditedBy',   $this->app->user->account)
             ->add('lastEditedDate', $now)
             ->setDefault('story,branch', 0)
             ->join('stage', ',')
             ->join('linkCase', ',')
-            ->setIF(!$this->post->linkCase, 'linkCase', '')
             ->setForce('status', $status)
             ->cleanInt('story,product,branch,module')
             ->remove('comment,steps,expects,files,labels,stepType')