diff --git a/src/controllers/api/contributeToDojoComponentController.ts b/src/controllers/api/contributeToDojoComponentController.ts
index 2a6b8a56..bde6d6ff 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/contributeToDojoComponentController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/contributeToDojoComponentController.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { TGuildDatabaseDocument } from "@/src/models/guildModel";
 import { TInventoryDatabaseDocument } from "@/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel";
 import { getDojoClient, getGuildForRequestEx, scaleRequiredCount } from "@/src/services/guildService";
 import { addMiscItems, getInventory, updateCurrency } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
@@ -36,13 +37,13 @@ export const contributeToDojoComponentController: RequestHandler = async (req, r
             throw new Error("attempt to contribute to a deco in an unfinished room?!");
         }
         const meta = Object.values(ExportDojoRecipes.rooms).find(x => x.resultType == component.pf)!;
-        processContribution(request, inventory, inventoryChanges, meta, component);
+        await processContribution(guild, request, inventory, inventoryChanges, meta, component);
     } else {
         // Room is past "Collecting Materials"
         if (request.DecoId) {
             const deco = component.Decos!.find(x => x._id.equals(request.DecoId))!;
             const meta = Object.values(ExportDojoRecipes.decos).find(x => x.resultType == deco.Type)!;
-            processContribution(request, inventory, inventoryChanges, meta, deco);
+            await processContribution(guild, request, inventory, inventoryChanges, meta, deco);
         }
     }
 
@@ -54,13 +55,14 @@ export const contributeToDojoComponentController: RequestHandler = async (req, r
     });
 };
 
-const processContribution = (
+const processContribution = async (
+    guild: TGuildDatabaseDocument,
     request: IContributeToDojoComponentRequest,
     inventory: TInventoryDatabaseDocument,
     inventoryChanges: IInventoryChanges,
     meta: IDojoRecipe,
     component: IDojoContributable
-): void => {
+): Promise<void> => {
     component.RegularCredits ??= 0;
     if (component.RegularCredits + request.RegularCredits > scaleRequiredCount(meta.price)) {
         request.RegularCredits = scaleRequiredCount(meta.price) - component.RegularCredits;
@@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ const processContribution = (
             }
         }
         if (fullyFunded) {
+            if (request.IngredientContributions.length) {
+                // We've already updated subpaths of MiscItems, we need to allow MongoDB to save this before we remove MiscItems.
+                await guild.save();
+            }
             component.RegularCredits = undefined;
             component.MiscItems = undefined;
             component.CompletionTime = new Date(Date.now() + meta.time * 1000);