diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExperimentServiceImpl.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExperimentServiceImpl.java
index cdcac74eb0e..62152521663 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExperimentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExperimentServiceImpl.java
@@ -9530,7 +9530,7 @@ public Map<String, Integer> moveDataClassObjects(Collection<? extends ExpData> d
 
         try (DbScope.Transaction transaction = ensureTransaction())
         {
-            if (AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior)
+            if (AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior && transaction.getAuditEvent() == null)
             {
                 TransactionAuditProvider.TransactionAuditEvent auditEvent = AbstractQueryUpdateService.createTransactionAuditEvent(targetContainer, QueryService.AuditAction.UPDATE);
                 auditEvent.updateCommentRowCount(dataObjects.size());
@@ -9781,7 +9781,7 @@ public Map<String, Integer> moveAssayRuns(@NotNull List<? extends ExpRun> assayR
         AbstractAssayProvider.AssayMoveData assayMoveData = new AbstractAssayProvider.AssayMoveData(new HashMap<>(), new HashMap<>());
         try (DbScope.Transaction transaction = ensureTransaction())
         {
-            if (auditBehavior != null && AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior)
+            if (auditBehavior != null && AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior && transaction.getAuditEvent() == null)
             {
                 TransactionAuditProvider.TransactionAuditEvent auditEvent = AbstractQueryUpdateService.createTransactionAuditEvent(targetContainer, QueryService.AuditAction.UPDATE);
                 auditEvent.updateCommentRowCount(assayRuns.size());
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
index ed05d41c7b1..b86421cc8da 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ public Map<String, Integer> moveSamples(Collection<? extends ExpMaterial> sample
 
         try (DbScope.Transaction transaction = ensureTransaction())
         {
-            if (AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior)
+            if (AuditBehaviorType.NONE != auditBehavior && transaction.getAuditEvent() == null)
             {
                 TransactionAuditProvider.TransactionAuditEvent auditEvent = AbstractQueryUpdateService.createTransactionAuditEvent(targetContainer, QueryService.AuditAction.UPDATE);
                 auditEvent.updateCommentRowCount(samples.size());