diff --git a/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php b/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
index 3606e00165..83e17531b3 100644
--- a/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
+++ b/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public function saveRows(): self
         $currentIds = array_column($model->export(), $model->idField);
 
         foreach ($this->rowData as $row) {
-            $entity = $model->tryLoad($row[$model->idField] ?? null);
+            $entity = $row[$model->idField] !== null ? $model->load($row[$model->idField]) : $model->createEntity();
             foreach ($row as $fieldName => $value) {
                 if ($fieldName === '__atkml') {
                     continue;