diff --git a/Translatable/Translatable.php b/Translatable/Translatable.php
index e1e97f4b..578db305 100644
--- a/Translatable/Translatable.php
+++ b/Translatable/Translatable.php
@@ -105,18 +105,31 @@ public function setAttribute($key, $value)
 
     public function save(array $options = array())
     {
-        if (count($this->getDirty()) > 0)
+        if ($this->exists)
         {
-            if (parent::save($options))
+            if (count($this->getDirty()) > 0)
             {
+                // If $this->exists and dirty, parent::save() has to return true. If not,
+                // an error has occurred. Therefore we shouldn't save the translations.
+                if (parent::save($options))
+                {
+                    return $this->saveTranslations();
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // If $this->exists and not dirty, parent::save() skips saving and returns
+                // false. So we have to save the translations
                 return $this->saveTranslations();
             }
-            return false;
         }
-        else
+        elseif (parent::save($options))
         {
+            // We save the translations only if the instance is saved in the database.
             return $this->saveTranslations();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public function fill(array $attributes)
diff --git a/tests/TestCoreModelExtension.php b/tests/TestCoreModelExtension.php
index c52bff0f..2da79482 100644
--- a/tests/TestCoreModelExtension.php
+++ b/tests/TestCoreModelExtension.php
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
+use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\Continent;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\Country;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\CountryGuarded;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\CountryStrict;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\CountryTranslation;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\City;
 use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\CityTranslation;
+use Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model\Company;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
 
 class TestCoreModelExtension extends TestsBase {
@@ -142,4 +144,18 @@ public function it_passes_the_N_plus_1_problem()
         $this->assertGreaterThan(2, count($countries));
         $this->assertEquals(2, $this->queriesCount);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function it_saves_empty_instances()
+    {
+        $company = new Company;
+        $company->save();
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $company->id);
+
+        $country = new Continent;
+        $country->save();
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $country->id);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/migrations/2013_11_28_152610_create_tables.php b/tests/migrations/2013_11_28_152610_create_tables.php
index 20da4fa7..0444b43b 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/2013_11_28_152610_create_tables.php
+++ b/tests/migrations/2013_11_28_152610_create_tables.php
@@ -51,6 +51,28 @@ public function up()
             $table->foreign('city_id')->references('id')->on('cities')->onDelete('cascade');
         });
 
+        Schema::create('companies', function(Blueprint $table)
+        {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->string('name')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('continents', function(Blueprint $table)
+        {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('continent_translations', function(Blueprint $table)
+        {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->integer('continent_id')->unsigned();
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('locale')->index();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/models/Company.php b/tests/models/Company.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2ad2a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/models/Company.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php namespace Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as Eloquent;
+
+/**
+ * A test class used as a normal class extending Eloquent, not using laravel-translatable.
+ */
+class Company extends Eloquent {}
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diff --git a/tests/models/Continent.php b/tests/models/Continent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f913c013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/models/Continent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php namespace Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model;
+
+use Dimsav\Translatable\Translatable;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as Eloquent;
+
+/**
+ * A test class that has no required properties.
+ */
+class Continent extends Eloquent {
+
+    use Translatable;
+
+    public $translatedAttributes = array('name');
+
+}
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diff --git a/tests/models/ContinentTranslation.php b/tests/models/ContinentTranslation.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..064eefe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/models/ContinentTranslation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php namespace Dimsav\Translatable\Test\Model;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as Eloquent;
+
+class ContinentTranslation extends Eloquent {
+
+} 
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