diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
-import {handleFetchError, isGitRepoUrl, htmlAlert, removeUrlFragment} from 'utils/functions';
+import {csrfPost, handleFetchError, isGitRepoUrl, htmlAlert, removeUrlFragment} from 'utils/functions';
 import {swhSpinnerSrc} from 'utils/constants';
 
 let saveRequestsTable;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                            acceptedCallback, pendingCallback, errorCallback) {
   let addSaveOriginRequestUrl = Urls.api_1_save_origin(originType, originUrl);
   $('.swh-processing-save-request').css('display', 'block');
-  fetch(addSaveOriginRequestUrl, {method: 'POST'})
+  csrfPost(addSaveOriginRequestUrl)
     .then(handleFetchError)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then(data => {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
@@ -399,4 +399,20 @@
     });
   });
 
+  it('should create save request for authenticated user', function() {
+    cy.adminLogin();
+    cy.visit(url);
+    const originUrl = 'https://git.example.org/account/repo';
+    stubSaveRequest({requestUrl: this.Urls.api_1_save_origin('git', originUrl),
+                     saveRequestStatus: 'accepted',
+                     originUrl: origin.url,
+                     saveTaskStatus: 'not yet scheduled'});
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest('git', originUrl);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('success', saveCodeMsg['success']);
+    });
+  });
+
 });