diff --git a/src/Assets/Asset.php b/src/Assets/Asset.php
index 8fab3951..6404c507 100644
--- a/src/Assets/Asset.php
+++ b/src/Assets/Asset.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public function writeMeta($meta)
     {
         $meta['data'] = Arr::removeNullValues($meta['data']);
 
-        self::makeModelFromContract($this, $meta);
+        self::makeModelFromContract($this, $meta)?->save();
 
         Blink::put('eloquent-asset-meta-exists-'.$this->id(), true);
     }
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ public static function makeModelFromContract(AssetContract $source, $meta = [])
             $model->updated_at = $meta['last_modified'];
         }
 
-        $model->save();
-
         return $model;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php b/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
index ec1ecf8a..43bcfbf5 100644
--- a/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
+++ b/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
@@ -60,23 +60,7 @@ public function fillFromModel(Model $model)
 
     public function toModel()
     {
-        $class = app('statamic.eloquent.assets.container_model');
-
-        return $class::firstOrNew(['handle' => $this->handle()])->fill([
-            'title'    => $this->title(),
-            'disk'     => $this->diskHandle() ?? config('filesystems.default'),
-            'settings' => [
-                'allow_uploads'     => $this->allowUploads(),
-                'allow_downloading' => $this->allowDownloading(),
-                'allow_moving'      => $this->allowMoving(),
-                'allow_renaming'    => $this->allowRenaming(),
-                'create_folders'    => $this->createFolders(),
-                'search_index'      => $this->searchIndex(),
-                'source_preset'     => $this->sourcePreset,
-                'warm_presets'      => $this->warmPresets,
-                'validation_rules'  => $this->validationRules(),
-            ],
-        ]);
+        return self::makeModelFromContract($this);
     }
 
     public static function makeModelFromContract(AssetContainerContract $source)
@@ -103,8 +87,6 @@ public static function makeModelFromContract(AssetContainerContract $source)
             $model->updated_at = $source->fileLastModified();
         }
 
-        $model->save();
-
         return $model;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Commands/ImportAssets.php b/src/Commands/ImportAssets.php
index dba8ae54..50d44183 100644
--- a/src/Commands/ImportAssets.php
+++ b/src/Commands/ImportAssets.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private function importAssetContainers(): void
         }
 
         $this->withProgressBar(AssetContainerFacade::all(), function ($container) {
-            AssetContainer::makeModelFromContract($container);
+            AssetContainer::makeModelFromContract($container)?->save();
         });
 
         $this->components->info('Assets containers imported sucessfully');
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ private function importAssets(): void
         }
 
         $this->withProgressBar(AssetFacade::all(), function ($asset) {
-            EloquentAsset::makeModelFromContract($asset);
+            EloquentAsset::makeModelFromContract($asset)?->save();
         });
 
         $this->components->info('Assets imported sucessfully');