diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController.php
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     $v_limit = $column->getPointLimit();
     $v_name = $column->getName();
 
+    $proxy = $column->getProxy();
+    $is_column = !$proxy;
+
     $validation_exception = null;
     $view_uri = $project->getWorkboardURI();
 
@@ -78,34 +81,43 @@
       $type_name = PhabricatorProjectColumnNameTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE;
       $type_limit = PhabricatorProjectColumnLimitTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE;
 
-      if (!$column->getProxy()) {
+      if ($is_column) {
         $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType($type_name)
           ->setNewValue($v_name);
       }
 
+      // Column Points
       $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType($type_limit)
         ->setNewValue($v_limit);
 
+      $saved_everything = false;
+
       try {
         $editor = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor())
           ->setActor($viewer)
           ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
           ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
           ->applyTransactions($column, $xactions);
-        return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($view_uri);
+        $saved_everything = true;
       } catch (PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationException $ex) {
         $e_name = $ex->getShortMessage($type_name);
         $e_limit = $ex->getShortMessage($type_limit);
         $validation_exception = $ex;
       }
+
+      if ($saved_everything) {
+        return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($view_uri);
+      }
+
     }
 
     $form = id(new AphrontFormView())
       ->setUser($request->getUser());
 
-    if (!$column->getProxy()) {
+    if ($is_column) {
+      // Project Column name field
       $form->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTextControl())
           ->setValue($v_name)