diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/miq_application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/miq_application.js
index fbc5fa8fdd4..8107ab06021 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/miq_application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/miq_application.js
@@ -902,12 +902,17 @@ function miq_tabs_init(id, url, parms) {
         return sum + '&' + key + '=' + value;
       }, '?tab_id=' + currTabTarget);
 
-      miqObserveRequest(url + urlParams, {beforeSend: true})
-        .catch(function(err) {
-          add_flash(__('Error requesting data from server'), 'error');
-          console.log(err);
-          return Promise.reject(err);
-        });
+      var editMode = typeof parms !== 'undefined' && parms['edit_mode'] !== 'undefined' && parms['edit_mode'] === 'true';
+      if (editMode || miqCheckForChanges()) {
+        miqObserveRequest(url + urlParams, {beforeSend: true})
+          .catch(function (err) {
+            add_flash(__('Error requesting data from server'), 'error');
+            console.error(err);
+            return Promise.reject(err);
+          });
+      } else {
+        return false;
+      }
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/app/views/miq_request/_prov_wf.html.haml b/app/views/miq_request/_prov_wf.html.haml
index 4cd8f19c7c9..c37fec57b42 100644
--- a/app/views/miq_request/_prov_wf.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/miq_request/_prov_wf.html.haml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
                   = render :partial => "/miq_request/prov_host_dialog", :locals => partial_locals
 
 :javascript
-  miq_tabs_init('#prov_tabs', '/miq_request/prov_field_changed');
+  miq_tabs_init('#prov_tabs', '/miq_request/prov_field_changed', {edit_mode: 'true'});
 
diff --git a/app/views/ops/_ap_form.html.haml b/app/views/ops/_ap_form.html.haml
index 12023f6e263..49c55aefc82 100644
--- a/app/views/ops/_ap_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/ops/_ap_form.html.haml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@
           = miq_tab_content('event_log', @sb[:ap_active_tab]) do
             = render :partial => "ap_form_nteventlog", :locals => {:entry => entry, :edit => edit}
 :javascript
-  miq_tabs_init('#ap_tabs', '/ops/ap_set_active_tab');
+  miq_tabs_init('#ap_tabs', '/ops/ap_set_active_tab', {edit_mode: 'true'});