diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/UserAccessController.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/UserAccessController.js
index 2e9258c0..12da2827 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/UserAccessController.js
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/UserAccessController.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ profileEditor.controller('UserAccessController', function (messageService, util,
         });
     };
 
-    self.privateModeChanged = function() {
+    self.privateModeChanged = function(form) {
         if (self.opus.privateCollection) {
             self.roles.push(userRole);
         } else {
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ profileEditor.controller('UserAccessController', function (messageService, util,
                 var data = {privateCollection: self.opus.privateCollection, authorities: self.users};
                 var promise = profileService.updateUsers(self.opusId, data);
                 promise.then(function () {
+                    form.$setPristine();
                     messageService.success("User access has been successfully updated.");
                 }, function () {
                     messageService.alert("An error has occurred while updating user access.");
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ profileEditor.controller('UserAccessController', function (messageService, util,
                     popupateUserDetails(user);
                 });
 
-                self.privateModeChanged();
+                self.privateModeChanged(form);
 
                 if (form) {
                     form.$setPristine();
diff --git a/grails-app/views/opus/_editAccessControl.gsp b/grails-app/views/opus/_editAccessControl.gsp
index dce2fd9e..c3a50c83 100644
--- a/grails-app/views/opus/_editAccessControl.gsp
+++ b/grails-app/views/opus/_editAccessControl.gsp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         <div class="checkbox padding-bottom-1">
                             <label for="privateCollection" class="inline-label">
                                 <input id="privateCollection" type="checkbox" name="privateCollection"
-                                    ng-change="userCtrl.privateModeChanged()"
+                                    ng-change="userCtrl.privateModeChanged(UserForm)"
                                        ng-model="userCtrl.opus.privateCollection" ng-false-value="false">
                                 Make this collection private
                             </label>