diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv.ts
index 3a8ca5429f6..f44327eeeb8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ export class DashboardSrv {
     options: DashboardSaveOptions,
     err: { data: { status: string; message: any }; isHandled: boolean }
   ) {
+    options.overwrite = true;
+
     if (err.data && err.data.status === 'version-mismatch') {
       err.isHandled = true;