diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseTabWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseTabWidget.cpp
index 0478222eb..65c54309d 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseTabWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseTabWidget.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ bool DatabaseTabWidget::saveDatabaseAs(Database* db)
             return false;
         }
 
+        // refresh fileinfo since the file didn't exist before
+        fileInfo.refresh();
+
         dbStruct.modified = false;
         dbStruct.saveToFilename = true;
         dbStruct.readOnly = false;