diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1dba517c..c6aa72d9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem 'sinatra'
 gem 'redis'
-gem 'sequel'
+gem 'sequel', '4.8.0'
 gem 'slim'
 gem 'bcrypt'
 gem 'sinatra-flash',      require: 'sinatra/flash'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index aae4ddd8..d9ee058e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ GEM
     rmagick (2.13.2)
     rubyzip (1.1.2)
     safe_yaml (1.0.1)
+    sass (3.3.8)
     screencap (0.1.1)
       phantomjs
     sequel (4.8.0)
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubyzip
   sass
   screencap
-  sequel
+  sequel (= 4.8.0)
   sequel_pg
   shotgun
   sidekiq
diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
index 81932422..2ad71873 100644
--- a/app.rb
+++ b/app.rb
@@ -512,11 +512,12 @@ post '/site_files/upload' do
     file_upload_response "File(s) do not fit in your available space, upload cancelled."
   end
 
+  results = []
   params[:files].each do |file|
-    current_site.store_file Site.sanitize_filename(file[:filename]), file[:tempfile]
+    results << current_site.store_file(Site.sanitize_filename(file[:filename]), file[:tempfile])
   end
 
-  current_site.increment_changed_count
+  current_site.increment_changed_count if results.include?(true)
 
   file_upload_response
 end
@@ -810,11 +811,12 @@ post '/api/upload' do
     end
   end
 
+  results = []
   files.each do |file|
-    current_site.store_file file[:filename], file[:tempfile]
+    results << current_site.store_file(file[:filename], file[:tempfile])
   end
 
-  current_site.increment_changed_count
+  current_site.increment_changed_count if results.include?(true)
 
   api_success 'your file(s) have been successfully uploaded'
 end
diff --git a/models/site.rb b/models/site.rb
index 942b30e4..b0886e28 100644
--- a/models/site.rb
+++ b/models/site.rb
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
   end
 
   def store_file(filename, uploaded)
+    # If the uploaded file matches an existing file, no actual change has happened.
+    if File.exist?(file_path(filename)) && 
+       Digest::SHA2.file(file_path(filename)).digest == Digest::SHA2.file(uploaded.path).digest
+      return false
+    end
+
     FileUtils.mv uploaded.path, file_path(filename)
     File.chmod(0640, file_path(filename))
 
@@ -226,15 +232,18 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
 
     SiteChange.record self, filename
 
-    self.site_changed = true
-    self.changed_count += 1
-    save(validate: false)
+    if self.site_changed != true
+      self.site_changed = true
+      save_changes(validate: false)
+    end
+
+    true
   end
 
   def increment_changed_count
     self.changed_count += 1
     self.updated_at = Time.now
-    save(validate: false)
+    save_changes(validate: false)
   end
 
   def files_zip