diff --git a/__tests__/actionCreators/resources.test.js b/__tests__/actionCreators/resources.test.js
index 84e2beb68..a1ee6a1c7 100644
--- a/__tests__/actionCreators/resources.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/actionCreators/resources.test.js
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ describe('newResource', () => {
     await store.dispatch(newResource(resourceTemplateId))
     const actions = store.getActions()
     expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: 'CLEAR_RESOURCE_TEMPLATES' })
-    expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE', payload: { [resourceTemplateId]: {} } })
-    expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: 'RETRIEVE_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE_STARTED', payload: resourceTemplateId })
-    expect(actions[3]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE', payload: resourceTemplateResponse.response.body })
+    expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: 'CLEAR_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE' })
+    expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE', payload: { [resourceTemplateId]: {} } })
+    expect(actions[3]).toEqual({ type: 'RETRIEVE_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE_STARTED', payload: resourceTemplateId })
+    expect(actions[4]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE', payload: resourceTemplateResponse.response.body })
   })
 })
 
@@ -116,10 +117,11 @@ describe('existingResource', () => {
 
     await store.dispatch(existingResource(resource, 'http://localhost:8080/repository/stanford/888ea64d-f471-41bf-9d33-c9426ab83b5c'))
     const actions = store.getActions()
-    expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE', payload: { [resourceTemplateId]: {} } })
-    expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_BASE_URL', payload: 'http://localhost:8080/repository/stanford/888ea64d-f471-41bf-9d33-c9426ab83b5c' })
-    expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: 'RETRIEVE_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE_STARTED', payload: undefined })
-    expect(actions[3]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE', payload: resourceTemplateResponse.response.body })
+    expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: 'CLEAR_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE' })
+    expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE', payload: { [resourceTemplateId]: {} } })
+    expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_BASE_URL', payload: 'http://localhost:8080/repository/stanford/888ea64d-f471-41bf-9d33-c9426ab83b5c' })
+    expect(actions[3]).toEqual({ type: 'RETRIEVE_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE_STARTED', payload: undefined })
+    expect(actions[4]).toEqual({ type: 'SET_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE', payload: resourceTemplateResponse.response.body })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/__tests__/reducers/inputs.test.js b/__tests__/reducers/inputs.test.js
index 45387373b..da0282b2f 100644
--- a/__tests__/reducers/inputs.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/reducers/inputs.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import {
   removeMyItem, setItemsOrSelections, setBaseURL,
   validate, showGroupChooser, closeGroupChooser, showRdfPreview,
-  showResourceURIMessage,
+  showResourceURIMessage, clearResourceURIMessage,
 } from 'reducers/inputs'
 import {
   findNode,
@@ -377,6 +377,22 @@ describe('showResourceURIMessage', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('clearResourceURIMessage', () => {
+  it('turns off the Resource URI message display', () => {
+    initialState.editor.resourceURIMessage = {
+      show: true,
+      uri: 'this message will disapear',
+    }
+
+    const result = clearResourceURIMessage(initialState, {
+      type: 'CLEAR_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE',
+    })
+
+    expect(result.editor.resourceURIMessage.show).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.editor.resourceURIMessage.uri).toEqual('')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('removeMyItem', () => {
   it('removes an item from state', () => {
     initialState.resource = {
diff --git a/src/actionCreators/resources.js b/src/actionCreators/resources.js
index 9ba9052fb..1792026ef 100644
--- a/src/actionCreators/resources.js
+++ b/src/actionCreators/resources.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   assignBaseURL, updateStarted, updateFinished,
   retrieveResourceStarted, setResource, updateProperty,
   toggleCollapse, appendResource, clearResourceTemplates,
+  clearResourceURIMessage,
 } from 'actions/index'
 import { fetchResourceTemplate } from 'actionCreators/resourceTemplates'
 import { updateRDFResource, loadRDFResource } from 'sinopiaServer'
@@ -47,12 +48,14 @@ export const newResource = resourceTemplateId => (dispatch) => {
   const resource = {}
   resource[resourceTemplateId] = {}
   dispatch(clearResourceTemplates())
+  dispatch(clearResourceURIMessage())
   dispatch(setResource(resource))
   dispatch(stubResource(true))
 }
 
 // A thunk that stubs out an existing new resource
 export const existingResource = (resource, uri) => (dispatch) => {
+  dispatch(clearResourceURIMessage())
   dispatch(setResource(resource))
   dispatch(assignBaseURL(uri))
   dispatch(stubResource(false))
diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index 4c0196de6..6f24887ea 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export const showResourceURIMessage = resourceUri => ({
   payload: resourceUri,
 })
 
+export const clearResourceURIMessage = () => ({
+  type: 'CLEAR_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE',
+})
+
 export const updateStarted = () => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_STARTED',
 })
diff --git a/src/reducers/index.js b/src/reducers/index.js
index 1be63af22..077a9e4fe 100644
--- a/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import { combineReducers } from 'redux'
 import authenticate from './authenticate'
 import {
-  removeMyItem, setItemsOrSelections, setBaseURL, showResourceURIMessage, setMyItemsLang,
-  showGroupChooser, closeGroupChooser, showRdfPreview,
+  removeMyItem, setItemsOrSelections, setBaseURL, showResourceURIMessage, clearResourceURIMessage,
+  setMyItemsLang, showGroupChooser, closeGroupChooser, showRdfPreview,
 } from './inputs'
 import {
   setResourceTemplate, clearResourceTemplates, setResourceTemplateSummary,
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const handlers = {
   RETRIEVE_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE_STARTED: clearRetrieveError,
   SET_BASE_URL: setBaseURL,
   SHOW_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE: showResourceURIMessage,
+  CLEAR_RESOURCE_URI_MESSAGE: clearResourceURIMessage,
   SHOW_SEARCH_RESULTS: showSearchResults,
   SHOW_GROUP_CHOOSER: showGroupChooser,
   CLOSE_GROUP_CHOOSER: closeGroupChooser,
diff --git a/src/reducers/inputs.js b/src/reducers/inputs.js
index 6dea5667d..c105c76d1 100644
--- a/src/reducers/inputs.js
+++ b/src/reducers/inputs.js
@@ -154,6 +154,19 @@ export const showResourceURIMessage = (state, action) => {
   return newState
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {Object} state the previous redux state
+ * @param {Object} action the payload of the action is the URI returned from saving the resource
+ * @return {Object} the next redux state
+ */
+export const clearResourceURIMessage = (state) => {
+  const newState = { ...state }
+
+  newState.editor.resourceURIMessage.show = false
+  newState.editor.resourceURIMessage.uri = ''
+  return newState
+}
+
 export const removeMyItem = (state, action) => {
   const newState = { ...state }
   const reduxPath = action.payload.reduxPath