diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
index fb95174dd5b..2d7fc3bf4c6 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
@@ -225,9 +225,14 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 				if ( empty( $attribute_names[ $i ] ) || ! isset( $attribute_values[ $i ] ) ) {
 					continue;
 				}
+				$attribute_id   = 0;
 				$attribute_name = wc_clean( $attribute_names[ $i ] );
-				$attribute_id   = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute_name );
-				$options        = isset( $attribute_values[ $i ] ) ? $attribute_values[ $i ] : '';
+
+				if ( 'pa_' === substr( $attribute_name, 0, 3 ) ) {
+					$attribute_id = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute_name );
+				}
+
+				$options = isset( $attribute_values[ $i ] ) ? $attribute_values[ $i ] : '';
 
 				if ( is_array( $options ) ) {
 					// Term ids sent as array.
diff --git a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
index 887965d982e..1582303fb90 100644
--- a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
+++ b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 		if ( ! empty( $meta_values ) && is_array( $meta_values ) ) {
 			$attributes = array();
 			foreach ( $meta_values as $meta_value ) {
+				$id         = 0;
 				$meta_value = array_merge( array(
 					'name'         => '',
 					'value'        => '',
@@ -378,17 +379,20 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 					'is_taxonomy'  => 0,
 				), (array) $meta_value );
 
+				// Check if is a taxonomy attribute.
 				if ( ! empty( $meta_value['is_taxonomy'] ) ) {
 					if ( ! taxonomy_exists( $meta_value['name'] ) ) {
 						continue;
 					}
+					$id      = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $meta_value['name'] );
 					$options = wc_get_object_terms( $product->get_id(), $meta_value['name'], 'term_id' );
 				} else {
 					$options = wc_get_text_attributes( $meta_value['value'] );
 				}
 
 				$attribute = new WC_Product_Attribute();
-				$attribute->set_id( wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $meta_value['name'] ) );
+
+				$attribute->set_id( $id );
 				$attribute->set_name( $meta_value['name'] );
 				$attribute->set_options( $options );
 				$attribute->set_position( $meta_value['position'] );
@@ -652,7 +656,6 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 
 					} elseif ( $attribute->is_taxonomy() ) {
 						wp_set_object_terms( $product->get_id(), wp_list_pluck( $attribute->get_terms(), 'term_id' ), $attribute->get_name() );
-
 					} else {
 						$value = wc_implode_text_attributes( $attribute->get_options() );
 					}