diff --git a/ietf/submit/utils.py b/ietf/submit/utils.py
index 312b974a7..6be5c759e 100644
--- a/ietf/submit/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/submit/utils.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def perform_postREDESIGN(request, submission):
     draft.save()
 
     draft.set_state(State.objects.get(type="draft", slug="active"))
-    if draft.stream_id == "ietf" and draft.group.type_id == "wg":
+    if draft.stream_id == "ietf" and draft.group.type_id == "wg" and draft.rev == "00":
         # automatically set state "WG Document"
         draft.set_state(State.objects.get(type="draft-stream-%s" % draft.stream_id, slug="wg-doc"))