diff --git a/code.json b/code.json
index ccbfc4f..d440a56 100644
--- a/code.json
+++ b/code.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "name": "lide",
     "organization": "U.S. Geological Survey",
     "description": "Web services for LILI (LIDE (Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment) Information Management System)",
-    "version": "v0.114.0",
+    "version": "v0.114.1",
     "status": "Release Candidate",
 
     "permissions": {
diff --git a/lideservices/models.py b/lideservices/models.py
index 6d96bdb..10d5a81 100644
--- a/lideservices/models.py
+++ b/lideservices/models.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def recalc_reps(level, level_id, target=None, recalc_rep_conc=True, recalc_inval
         for rep in reps:
             if recalc_rep_conc:
                 rep.replicate_concentration = rep.calc_rep_conc()
-            if recalc_invalid:
+            if recalc_invalid and rep.invalid_override is None:
                 rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
             if recalc_rep_conc or recalc_invalid:
                 rep.save()
diff --git a/lideservices/serializers.py b/lideservices/serializers.py
index 8049a87..aef7be4 100644
--- a/lideservices/serializers.py
+++ b/lideservices/serializers.py
@@ -1187,8 +1187,9 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
                                                        self.child.pcrreplicate_batch.target.id)
                     # calculate the invalidity
                     for rep in reps:
-                        rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
-                        rep.save()
+                        if rep.invalid_override is None:
+                            rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
+                            rep.save()
 
         return ret
 
@@ -1244,8 +1245,9 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
                                                pcrreplicate_batch__target__exact=instance.pcrreplicate_batch.target.id)
             # calculate the invalidity
             for rep in reps:
-                rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
-                rep.save()
+                if rep.invalid_override is None:
+                    rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
+                    rep.save()
 
         instance.save()
 
diff --git a/lideservices/views.py b/lideservices/views.py
index 2e9c30e..1fc78f9 100644
--- a/lideservices/views.py
+++ b/lideservices/views.py
@@ -1069,8 +1069,9 @@ def bulk_load_negatives(self, request):
                 # recalc the child rep validity
                 reps = PCRReplicate.objects.filter(pcrreplicate_batch=item.data['id'])
                 for rep in reps:
-                    rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
-                    rep.save()
+                    if rep.invalid_override is None:
+                        rep.invalid = rep.calc_invalid()
+                        rep.save()
                 response_data.append(item.data)
             return JsonResponse(response_data, safe=False, status=200)
         else: