diff --git a/app/dao/api_key_dao.py b/app/dao/api_key_dao.py
index ee64c0def..d44d16d00 100644
--- a/app/dao/api_key_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/api_key_dao.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ from app.models import ApiKey
 
 from app.dao.dao_utils import (
     transactional,
-    versioned
+    version_class
 )
 
 
 @transactional
-@versioned
+@version_class(ApiKey)
 def save_model_api_key(api_key, update_dict={}):
     if update_dict:
         update_dict.pop('id', None)
diff --git a/app/dao/dao_utils.py b/app/dao/dao_utils.py
index d8f2791e9..e4753a1d1 100644
--- a/app/dao/dao_utils.py
+++ b/app/dao/dao_utils.py
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ def transactional(func):
     return commit_or_rollback
 
 
-def versioned(func):
-    @wraps(func)
-    def record_version(*args, **kwargs):
-        from app import db
-        func(*args, **kwargs)
-        history_objects = [create_history(obj) for obj in
-                           versioned_objects(itertools.chain(db.session.new, db.session.dirty))]
-        for h_obj in history_objects:
-            db.session.add(h_obj)
-    return record_version
+def version_class(model_class):
+    def versioned(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def record_version(*args, **kwargs):
+            from app import db
+            func(*args, **kwargs)
+            history_objects = [create_history(obj) for obj in
+                               versioned_objects(itertools.chain(db.session.new, db.session.dirty))
+                               if isinstance(obj, model_class)]
+            for h_obj in history_objects:
+                db.session.add(h_obj)
+        return record_version
+    return versioned
diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index b7f922a6a..4f89b1b16 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import asc
 
 from app.dao.dao_utils import (
     transactional,
-    versioned
+    version_class
 )
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def dao_fetch_service_by_id_and_user(service_id, user_id):
 
 
 @transactional
-@versioned
+@version_class(Service)
 def dao_create_service(service, user):
     from app.dao.permissions_dao import permission_dao
     service.users.append(user)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def dao_create_service(service, user):
 
 
 @transactional
-@versioned
+@version_class(Service)
 def dao_update_service(service):
     db.session.add(service)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_api_key_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_api_key_dao.py
index a78f1babf..df81370e2 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_api_key_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_api_key_dao.py
@@ -111,3 +111,18 @@ def test_should_not_allow_duplicate_key_names_per_service(notify_api,
         fail("should throw IntegrityError")
     except:
         pass
+
+
+def test_save_api_key_should_not_create_new_service_history(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
+
+    from app.models import Service
+
+    assert Service.query.count() == 1
+    assert Service.get_history_model().query.count() == 1
+
+    api_key = ApiKey(**{'service': sample_service,
+                        'name': sample_service.name,
+                        'created_by': sample_service.created_by})
+    save_model_api_key(api_key)
+
+    assert Service.get_history_model().query.count() == 1