diff --git a/src/components/menu-bar/menu-bar.jsx b/src/components/menu-bar/menu-bar.jsx
index 5c957525c..1857a6315 100644
--- a/src/components/menu-bar/menu-bar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/menu-bar/menu-bar.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import LoginDropdown from './login-dropdown.jsx';
 import SB3Downloader from '../../containers/sb3-downloader.jsx';
 import DeletionRestorer from '../../containers/deletion-restorer.jsx';
 import TurboMode from '../../containers/turbo-mode.jsx';
-import ConfirmReplaceHOC from './confirm-replace-hoc.jsx';
+import MenuBarHOC from '../../containers/menu-bar-hoc.jsx';
 
 import {openTipsLibrary} from '../../reducers/modals';
 import {setPlayer} from '../../reducers/mode';
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class MenuBar extends React.Component {
         this.props.onRequestCloseFile();
     }
     handleClickSeeCommunity (waitForUpdate) {
-        if (this.props.canSave && this.props.projectChanged) { // save before transitioning to project page
+        if (this.props.shouldSaveBeforeTransition()) { // save before transitioning to project page
             this.props.autoUpdateProject();
             waitForUpdate(true); // queue the transition to project page
         } else {
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ MenuBar.propTypes = {
     canSave: PropTypes.bool,
     canShare: PropTypes.bool,
     className: PropTypes.string,
+    confirmReadyToReplaceProject: PropTypes.func,
     editMenuOpen: PropTypes.bool,
     enableCommunity: PropTypes.bool,
     fileMenuOpen: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -741,6 +742,7 @@ MenuBar.propTypes = {
     projectTitle: PropTypes.string,
     renderLogin: PropTypes.func,
     sessionExists: PropTypes.bool,
+    shouldSaveBeforeTransition: PropTypes.func,
     showComingSoon: PropTypes.bool,
     username: PropTypes.string,
     vm: PropTypes.instanceOf(VM).isRequired
@@ -794,7 +796,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
 
 export default compose(
     injectIntl,
-    ConfirmReplaceHOC,
+    MenuBarHOC,
     connect(
         mapStateToProps,
         mapDispatchToProps
diff --git a/src/components/menu-bar/confirm-replace-hoc.jsx b/src/containers/menu-bar-hoc.jsx
similarity index 68%
rename from src/components/menu-bar/confirm-replace-hoc.jsx
rename to src/containers/menu-bar-hoc.jsx
index 5631b800b..a33f36107 100644
--- a/src/components/menu-bar/confirm-replace-hoc.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/menu-bar-hoc.jsx
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import bindAll from 'lodash.bindall';
 import React from 'react';
 
-const ConfirmReplaceHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
-    class ConfirmReplaceProject extends React.PureComponent {
+const MenuBarHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
+    class MenuBarComponent extends React.PureComponent {
         constructor (props) {
             super(props);
 
             bindAll(this, [
-                'confirmReadyToReplaceProject'
+                'confirmReadyToReplaceProject',
+                'shouldSaveBeforeTransition'
             ]);
         }
-
         confirmReadyToReplaceProject (message) {
             let readyToReplaceProject = true;
             if (this.props.projectChanged && !this.props.canCreateNew) {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ const ConfirmReplaceHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
             }
             return readyToReplaceProject;
         }
-
+        shouldSaveBeforeTransition () {
+            return (this.props.canSave && this.props.projectChanged);
+        }
         render () {
             const {
                 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
@@ -30,13 +32,15 @@ const ConfirmReplaceHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
             } = this.props;
             return (<WrappedComponent
                 confirmReadyToReplaceProject={this.confirmReadyToReplaceProject}
+                shouldSaveBeforeTransition={this.shouldSaveBeforeTransition}
                 {...props}
             />);
         }
     }
 
-    ConfirmReplaceProject.propTypes = {
+    MenuBarComponent.propTypes = {
         canCreateNew: PropTypes.bool,
+        canSave: PropTypes.bool,
         projectChanged: PropTypes.bool
     };
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ const ConfirmReplaceHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
         projectChanged: state.scratchGui.projectChanged
     });
 
-    return connect(_mapStateToProps)(ConfirmReplaceProject);
+    return connect(_mapStateToProps)(MenuBarComponent);
 };
 
-export default ConfirmReplaceHOC;
+export default MenuBarHOC;