diff --git a/designsafe/apps/workspace/tasks.py b/designsafe/apps/workspace/tasks.py
index 7d578282c3..869fa2c9a7 100644
--- a/designsafe/apps/workspace/tasks.py
+++ b/designsafe/apps/workspace/tasks.py
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ def index_job_outputs(user, job):
         fo = AgaveFolderFile.from_path(ag, system_id, path)
         logger.debug('Indexing: {}'.format(fo.full_path))
         o = Object().get_exact_path(system_id = system_id,
-                        username = user, path = fo.path, name = fo.name)
+                        username = user.username, path = fo.path, 
+                        name = fo.name)
         if o is None:
             o = Object(**fo.to_dict())
         o.save()
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ def index_job_outputs(user, job):
         fo = agave_utils.get_folder_obj(agave_client = ag, file_obj = f)
         logger.debug('Indexing: {}'.format(fo.full_path))
         o = Object().get_exact_path(system_id = system_id,
-                        username = user, path = fo.path, name = fo.name)
+                        username = user.username, path = fo.path, 
+                        name = fo.name)
         if o is None:
             o = Object(**fo.to_dict())
         o.save()
diff --git a/designsafe/libs/elasticsearch/api.py b/designsafe/libs/elasticsearch/api.py
index 343ab359e1..cf3631c24f 100644
--- a/designsafe/libs/elasticsearch/api.py
+++ b/designsafe/libs/elasticsearch/api.py
@@ -453,6 +453,14 @@ def save(self, **kwargs):
             o = self.__class__.get(id = self._id, ignore = 404)
             if o is not None:
                 return self.update(**self.to_dict())
+        pems = getattr(self, 'permissions', None)
+        if pems:
+            username = pems[0]['username']
+            o = self.get_exact_path(system_id = self.systemId,
+                        username = username, path = self.path,
+                        name = self.name)
+            if o is not None:
+                return o.save()
         return super(Object, self).save(**kwargs)
 
     def to_dict(self, get_id = False, *args, **kwargs):