Page Not Found error when publishing new node

Here's the problem...

1. Add new node and assign to content section and save.
2. Click "Moderate" tab.
3. Change moderation status to "published".
4. Click "view" link to view published node.
5. Node appears in browser just fine with URL alias based on content section like...
[node:workbench-access-sections]/[node:title]

...but if I do a slightly different workflow, I get a page-not-found...

1. Add new node and assign to content section and save.
2. Without clicking the "Moderate" tab, instead stay on the "View Draft" tab and change the moderate status to "published" and click the "apply' button.
3. Forwarded to unassigned/page-title instead of content-section/page-title, and so of course there is a page-not-found error.
4. But the page has been saved/published with the correct URL alias, and likewise if I find the page in My Workbench, I can view it with the correct URL alias.

...So basically the URL alias is not being applied using the content section name upon the first save when the first draft is created. The URL alias is not properly set based on the name of the content section until a subsequent draft is saved, or if the node is published.

Is there any way to avoid the behavior described above? I would like the URL alias to be set up properly when the first draft is saved. Please advise.