diff --git a/home/models/pages.py b/home/models/pages.py
index 9984c7b..9ce67b8 100644
--- a/home/models/pages.py
+++ b/home/models/pages.py
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ class EventPage(Page):
         Generate EventOccurrence objects for this event based on recurrence settings.
         For endless recurrence, generate up to days_ahead into the future.
         """
+        from .event_occurrence import EventOccurrence
+
         now = timezone.now()
         if not self.recurrence_enabled:
             # if recurrence is not enabled, ensure there's at least one occurrence for the specified start/end
@@ -337,7 +339,8 @@ class EventPage(Page):
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.generate_occurrences()
+        if self.live:
+            self.generate_occurrences()
 
     content_panels = Page.content_panels + [
         FieldPanel("tags"),