diff --git a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateDiffConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
index 26b1c04ddd..1d6b461e0a 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ final class DifferentialCreateDiffConduitAPIMethod
     id(new DifferentialDiffEditor())
       ->setActor($viewer)
       ->setContentSourceFromConduitRequest($request)
+      ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
       ->applyTransactions($diff, $xactions);
 
     $path = '/differential/diff/'.$diff->getID().'/';
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateRawDiffConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateRawDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
index 29638b5396..52999ad505 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateRawDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialCreateRawDiffConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ final class DifferentialCreateRawDiffConduitAPIMethod
     id(new DifferentialDiffEditor())
       ->setActor($viewer)
       ->setContentSourceFromConduitRequest($request)
+      ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
       ->setLookupRepository(false) // respect user choice
       ->applyTransactions($diff, $xactions);