diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Index.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Index.vue
index 420cbb473a3a..fe473d3cd4e6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Index.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Index.vue
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@
             <div class="unified-panel-header" unselectable="on">
                 <div class="unified-panel-header-inner">
                     <span class="sr-only">Workflow Editor</span>
-                    <span v-if="!isNewTempWorkflow || name">{{ name }}</span>
-                    <i v-else>Create New Workflow</i>
+                    <span>
+                        {{ name || "..." }}
+                        <i v-if="isNewTempWorkflow">
+                            (Click Save <span class="fa fa-floppy-o" /> to create this workflow)
+                        </i>
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <WorkflowGraph
@@ -389,12 +393,12 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         annotation(newAnnotation, oldAnnotation) {
-            if (newAnnotation != oldAnnotation && !this.isNewTempWorkflow) {
+            if (newAnnotation != oldAnnotation) {
                 this.hasChanges = true;
             }
         },
         name(newName, oldName) {
-            if (newName != oldName && !this.isNewTempWorkflow) {
+            if (newName != oldName) {
                 this.hasChanges = true;
             }
         },
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Options.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Options.vue
index c5e959598772..e8fbf85a2509 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Options.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/Editor/Options.vue
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ async function onSave() {
             <BButton
                 id="workflow-save-button"
                 role="button"
-                variant="link"
+                :variant="isNewTempWorkflow ? 'primary' : 'link'"
                 aria-label="Save Workflow"
                 class="editor-button-save"
                 :disabled="!isNewTempWorkflow && !hasChanges"
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowListActions.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowListActions.vue
index f2d2a08a91d3..c476dc25f4d5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowListActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowListActions.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const createButtonTitle = computed(() => {
     if (isAnonymous.value) {
         return "Log in to create workflow";
     } else {
-        return "Create new workflow";
+        return "Open workflow editor";
     }
 });
 const importButtonTitle = computed(() => {
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/App.vue b/client/src/entry/analysis/App.vue
index a494dfde2012..3f36e1b3965b 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/App.vue
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/App.vue
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { getAppRoot } from "onload";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { withPrefix } from "utils/redirect";
 import { ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { useRoute } from "vue-router/composables";
 
 import short from "@/components/plugins/short";
 import { useRouteQueryBool } from "@/composables/route";
@@ -116,7 +117,21 @@ export default {
             { immediate: true }
         );
 
+        const confirmation = ref(null);
+        const route = useRoute();
+        watch(
+            () => route.fullPath,
+            (newVal, oldVal) => {
+                // sometimes, the confirmation is not cleared when the route changes
+                // and the confirmation alert is shown needlessly
+                if (confirmation.value) {
+                    confirmation.value = null;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
         return {
+            confirmation,
             toastRef,
             confirmDialogRef,
             uploadModal,
@@ -128,7 +143,6 @@ export default {
     data() {
         return {
             config: getGalaxyInstance().config,
-            confirmation: null,
             resendUrl: `${getAppRoot()}user/resend_verification`,
             windowManager: null,
         };