diff --git a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
index 3ec02254de..4e405530cb 100644
--- a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
+++ b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ map.publish.confirm = Are you sure you want to publish this map?\n\n[lightgray]M
 workshop.menu = Select what you would like to do with this item.
 workshop.info = Item Info
 changelog = Changelog (optional):
+updatedesc = Overwrite Title & Description
 eula = Steam EULA
 missing = This item has been deleted or moved.\n[lightgray]The workshop listing has now been automatically un-linked.
 publishing = [accent]Publishing...
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/editor/MapEditorDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/editor/MapEditorDialog.java
index 0a4802e13b..bd7eae828e 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/editor/MapEditorDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/editor/MapEditorDialog.java
@@ -348,10 +348,19 @@ public class MapEditorDialog extends Dialog implements Disposable{
             Core.app.post(() -> ui.showErrorMessage("@editor.save.noname"));
         }else{
             Map map = maps.all().find(m -> m.name().equals(name));
-            if(map != null && !map.custom){
+            if(map != null && !map.custom && !map.workshop){
                 handleSaveBuiltin(map);
             }else{
+                boolean workshop = false;
+                //try to preserve Steam ID
+                if(map != null && map.tags.containsKey("steamid")){
+                    editor.tags.put("steamid", map.tags.get("steamid"));
+                    workshop = true;
+                }
                 returned = maps.saveMap(editor.tags);
+                if(workshop){
+                    returned.workshop = workshop;
+                }
                 ui.showInfoFade("@editor.saved");
             }
         }
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index 39259c321e..4b817dd51d 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ if(!project.ext.hasSprites() && System.getenv("JITPACK") != "true"){
 }
 
 //this is only for local testing
+//add -Prelease -PversionModifier=steam as build properties
 task steamtest(dependsOn: dist){
     doLast{
         copy{
diff --git a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/steam/SWorkshop.java b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/steam/SWorkshop.java
index 9799da60d8..fe15cfdc6c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/steam/SWorkshop.java
+++ b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/steam/SWorkshop.java
@@ -69,14 +69,7 @@ public class SWorkshop implements SteamUGCCallback{
             return;
         }
 
-        showPublish(id -> update(p, id, null));
-    }
-
-    /** Update an existing item with a changelog. */
-    public void updateItem(Publishable p, String changelog){
-        String id = p.getSteamID();
-        long handle = Strings.parseLong(id, -1);
-        update(p, new SteamPublishedFileID(handle), changelog);
+        showPublish(id -> update(p, id, null, true));
     }
 
     /** Fetches info for an item, checking to make sure that it exists.*/
@@ -113,6 +106,12 @@ public class SWorkshop implements SteamUGCCallback{
                                 cont.row();
                                 TextArea field = cont.area("", t -> {}).size(500f, 160f).get();
                                 field.setMaxLength(400);
+                                cont.row();
+
+                                boolean[] updatedesc = {false};
+
+                                cont.check("@updatedesc", b -> updatedesc[0] = b).pad(4);
+
                                 buttons.defaults().size(120, 54).pad(4);
                                 buttons.button("@ok", () -> {
                                     if(!p.prePublish()){
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ public class SWorkshop implements SteamUGCCallback{
                                     }
 
                                     ui.loadfrag.show("@publishing");
-                                    updateItem(p, field.getText().replace("\r", "\n"));
+                                    SWorkshop.this.update(p, new SteamPublishedFileID(Strings.parseLong(p.getSteamID(), -1)), field.getText().replace("\r", "\n"), updatedesc[0]);
                                     dialog.hide();
                                     hide();
                                 });
@@ -149,19 +148,21 @@ public class SWorkshop implements SteamUGCCallback{
         SVars.net.friends.activateGameOverlayToWebPage("steam://url/CommunityFilePage/" + id.handle());
     }
 
-    void update(Publishable p, SteamPublishedFileID id, String changelog){
+    void update(Publishable p, SteamPublishedFileID id, String changelog, boolean updateDescription){
         Log.info("Calling update(@) @", p.steamTitle(), id.handle());
         String sid = id.handle() + "";
 
         updateItem(id, h -> {
-            if(p.steamDescription() != null){
-                ugc.setItemDescription(h, p.steamDescription());
+            if(updateDescription){
+                ugc.setItemTitle(h, p.steamTitle());
+                if(p.steamDescription() != null){
+                    ugc.setItemDescription(h, p.steamDescription());
+                }
             }
 
             Seq<String> tags = p.extraTags();
             tags.add(p.steamTag());
 
-            ugc.setItemTitle(h, p.steamTitle());
             ugc.setItemTags(h, tags.toArray(String.class));
             ugc.setItemPreview(h, p.createSteamPreview(sid).absolutePath());
             ugc.setItemContent(h, p.createSteamFolder(sid).absolutePath());