diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
index 113279b4..d126efff 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ sub updateJobset {
 
     $jobset->project->jobsetrenames->search({ from_ => $jobsetName })->delete;
     $jobset->project->jobsetrenames->create({ from_ => $oldName, to_ => $jobsetName })
-        if $jobsetName ne $oldName;
+        if $oldName ne ".tmp" && $jobsetName ne $oldName;
 
     # Set the inputs of this jobset.
     $jobset->jobsetinputs->delete;