diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
index c6abaab219d..2a7f5bc424e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a scene with rows Should transform back
   "title": "Repeating rows",
   "uid": "Repeating-rows-uid",
   "version": 1,
+  "weekStart": "",
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
index f1ed4e29bcb..3052e4d8118 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export function transformSceneToSaveModel(scene: DashboardScene, isSnapshot = fa
     description: state.description || undefined,
     uid: state.uid,
     id: state.id,
+    editable: state.editable,
     preload: state.preload,
     time: {
       from: timeRange.from,
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export function transformSceneToSaveModel(scene: DashboardScene, isSnapshot = fa
     },
     version: state.version,
     fiscalYearStartMonth: timeRange.fiscalYearStartMonth,
-    weekStart: timeRange.weekStart,
+    weekStart: timeRange.weekStart ?? '',
     tags: state.tags,
     links: state.links,
     graphTooltip,
@@ -170,10 +171,7 @@ export function transformSceneToSaveModel(scene: DashboardScene, isSnapshot = fa
   };
 
   // Only add optional fields if they are explicitly set (not default values)
-  if (state.editable !== undefined) {
-    dashboard.editable = state.editable;
-  }
-  if (timeRange.timeZone !== undefined && timeRange.timeZone !== '') {
+  if (timeRange.timeZone !== '') {
     dashboard.timezone = timeRange.timeZone;
   }