diff --git a/dvc/output/base.py b/dvc/output/base.py
index c841200b4..e9cfd500a 100644
--- a/dvc/output/base.py
+++ b/dvc/output/base.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ class OutputBase(object):
 
     def save(self):
         self.info = self.remote.save_info(self.path_info)
+
+    def commit(self):
         if self.use_cache:
             getattr(self.repo.cache, self.scheme).save(
                 self.path_info, self.info
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ class OutputBase(object):
         self.url = out.url
         self.path_info = out.path_info
         self.save()
+        self.commit()
 
         if self.scheme == "local" and self.use_cache and self.is_local:
             self.repo.scm.ignore(self.path)
diff --git a/dvc/output/local.py b/dvc/output/local.py
index ea47f9285..142d18e16 100644
--- a/dvc/output/local.py
+++ b/dvc/output/local.py
@@ -118,4 +118,3 @@ class OutputLOCAL(OutputBase):
                 self.repo.scm.ignore(self.path)
 
         self.info = self.remote.save_info(self.path_info)
-        self.project.cache.local.save(self.path_info, self.info)
diff --git a/dvc/repo/add.py b/dvc/repo/add.py
index 3e727c176..6c1138cb1 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/add.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/add.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def add(self, fname, recursive=False):
                 continue
 
             stage.save()
+            stage.commit()
             stages.append(stage)
 
     self.check_dag(self.stages() + stages)
diff --git a/dvc/stage.py b/dvc/stage.py
index ff3b61692..44c88d2d2 100644
--- a/dvc/stage.py
+++ b/dvc/stage.py
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ class Stage(object):
 
         self.md5 = self._compute_md5()
 
+    def commit(self):
+        for out in self.outs:
+            out.commit()
+
     def _check_missing_deps(self):
         missing = [dep for dep in self.deps if not dep.exists]
 
@@ -625,6 +629,7 @@ class Stage(object):
 
         if not dry:
             self.save()
+            self.commit()
 
     def check_missing_outputs(self):
         paths = [