diff --git a/heat/engine/resource.py b/heat/engine/resource.py
index f526a820e3..d98d41204e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resource.py
@@ -2341,6 +2341,7 @@ class Resource(status.ResourceStatus):
                 self.context, self.id, self._atomic_key,
                 self.attributes.cached_attrs, self._attr_data_id)
             if attr_data_id is not None:
+                self._incr_atomic_key(self._atomic_key)
                 self._attr_data_id = attr_data_id
         except Exception as ex:
             LOG.error('store_attributes rsrc %(name)s %(id)s DB error %(ex)s',