Index: src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
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--- src/wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 28062)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@
 			_wp_upgrade_revisions_of_post( $post, wp_get_post_revisions( $post_ID ) );
 	}
 
-	if ( ( empty( $post_data['action'] ) || 'autosave' != $post_data['action'] ) && 'auto-draft' == $post_data['post_status'] ) {
-		$post_data['post_status'] = 'draft';
-	}
-
 	if ( isset($post_data['visibility']) ) {
 		switch ( $post_data['visibility'] ) {
 			case 'public' :
@@ -227,6 +223,10 @@
 	if ( is_wp_error($post_data) )
 		wp_die( $post_data->get_error_message() );
 
+	if ( ( empty( $post_data['action'] ) || 'autosave' != $post_data['action'] ) && 'auto-draft' == $post_data['post_status'] ) {
+		$post_data['post_status'] = 'draft';
+	}
+
 	// Post Formats
 	if ( isset( $post_data['post_format'] ) )
 		set_post_format( $post_ID, $post_data['post_format'] );