diff --git a/patches/server/Mark-fish-and-axolotls-from-buckets-as-persistent.patch b/patches/server/Mark-fish-and-axolotls-from-buckets-as-persistent.patch
index 6da09c8055..b2cb76d549 100644
--- a/patches/server/Mark-fish-and-axolotls-from-buckets-as-persistent.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Mark-fish-and-axolotls-from-buckets-as-persistent.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
      public void setFromBucket(boolean fromBucket) {
          this.entityData.set(AbstractFish.FROM_BUCKET, fromBucket);
 -        this.setPersistenceRequired(this.isPersistenceRequired()); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence
-+        this.setPersistenceRequired(fromBucket); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence // Paper - actually set as persistent
++        this.setPersistenceRequired(fromBucket || this.isPersistenceRequired()); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence // Paper - actually set as persistent
      }
  
      @Override
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
      public void setFromBucket(boolean fromBucket) {
          this.entityData.set(Axolotl.FROM_BUCKET, fromBucket);
 -        this.setPersistenceRequired(this.isPersistenceRequired()); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence
-+        this.setPersistenceRequired(fromBucket); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence // Paper - actually set as persistent
++        this.setPersistenceRequired(fromBucket || this.isPersistenceRequired()); // CraftBukkit - SPIGOT-4106 update persistence // Paper - actually set as persistent
      }
  
      @Nullable