diff --git a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogic.cs b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogic.cs
index 18a9f38bcf..a07f336036 100644
--- a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogic.cs
+++ b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogic.cs
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ await provisioningManager.UpdateCentralIdentityProviderDataOIDCAsync(
                 alias,
                 iamIdentityProvider => iamIdentityProvider.MetadataUrl = metadataUrl,
                 iamIdentityProvider => iamIdentityProvider.MetadataUrl = details.Oidc.MetadataUrl);
+        await portalRepositories.SaveAsync().ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.None);
     }
 
     private async ValueTask UpdateIdentityProviderSaml(string alias, IdentityProviderEditableDetails details)
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ await provisioningManager.UpdateCentralIdentityProviderDataSAMLAsync(
                 details.Saml.ServiceProviderEntityId,
                 details.Saml.SingleSignOnServiceUrl))
             .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await portalRepositories.SaveAsync().ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.None);
     }
 
     private async ValueTask UpdateIdentityProviderShared(string alias, IdentityProviderEditableDetails details)
diff --git a/src/provisioning/Provisioning.Library/Extensions/IdentityProviderManager.cs b/src/provisioning/Provisioning.Library/Extensions/IdentityProviderManager.cs
index 912c29350e..15dce3764d 100644
--- a/src/provisioning/Provisioning.Library/Extensions/IdentityProviderManager.cs
+++ b/src/provisioning/Provisioning.Library/Extensions/IdentityProviderManager.cs
@@ -88,31 +88,32 @@ private async ValueTask<IdentityProvider> SetIdentityProviderMetadataFromUrlAsyn
             switch (key)
             {
                 case "userInfoUrl":
-                    changed.Config.UserInfoUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.UserInfoUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "validateSignature":
-                    changed.Config.ValidateSignature = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.ValidateSignature = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "tokenUrl":
-                    changed.Config.TokenUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.TokenUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "authorizationUrl":
-                    changed.Config.AuthorizationUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.AuthorizationUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "jwksUrl":
-                    changed.Config.JwksUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.JwksUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "logoutUrl":
-                    changed.Config.LogoutUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.LogoutUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "issuer":
-                    changed.Config.Issuer = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.Issuer = value.ToString();
                     break;
                 case "useJwksUrl":
-                    changed.Config.UseJwksUrl = value as string;
+                    changed.Config.UseJwksUrl = value.ToString();
                     break;
             }
         }
+
         return changed;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogicTests.cs b/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogicTests.cs
index eb0409efcc..d8934911e2 100644
--- a/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogicTests.cs
+++ b/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/IdentityProviderBusinessLogicTests.cs
@@ -1688,6 +1688,7 @@ public async Task UpdateOwnCompanyIdentityProviderAsync_WithValidOidc_CallsExpec
         modifiedIamIdentityProvider.Should().Match<IamIdentityProvider>(x =>
             x.IamIdpAlias == "cl1" &&
             x.MetadataUrl == "http://new");
+        A.CallTo(() => _portalRepositories.SaveAsync()).MustHaveHappenedOnceExactly();
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -1781,6 +1782,7 @@ public async Task UpdateOwnCompanyIdentityProviderAsync_WithValidSaml_CallsExpec
         result.Mappers.Should().HaveCount(2);
         result.DisplayName.Should().Be("dis-saml");
         result.Enabled.Should().BeTrue();
+        A.CallTo(() => _portalRepositories.SaveAsync()).MustHaveHappenedOnceExactly();
     }
 
     [Fact]