diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/forms.py b/src/apps/dashboard/forms.py
index 3154db2..1b32561 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/forms.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/forms.py
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ class ExistingListItemForm(ItemForm):
         text = self.cleaned_data["text"]
         if self.instance.list.item_set.filter(text=text).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(DUPLICATE_ITEM_ERROR)
-        return text
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+        return text
+    
+    def save(self):
+        return forms.models.ModelForm.save(self)
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_forms.py b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_forms.py
index 5991cf4..557f66b 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -49,3 +49,10 @@ class ExistingListItemFormTest(TestCase):
         form = ExistingListItemForm(for_list=list_, data={"text": "twins, basil"})
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
         self.assertEqual(form.errors["text"], [DUPLICATE_ITEM_ERROR])
+
+    def test_form_save(self):
+        mylist = List.objects.create()
+        form = ExistingListItemForm(for_list=mylist, data={"text": "howdy"})
+        self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())
+        new_item = form.save()
+        self.assertEqual(new_item, Item.objects.get())
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
index e470353..57476e5 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def view_list(request, list_id):
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = ExistingListItemForm(for_list=our_list, data=request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            form.save(for_list=our_list)
+            form.save()
             return redirect(our_list)
     return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/list.html', {'list': our_list, "form": form})