diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 70e8648101..00af804f49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ class Core {
                         folder.poll = ("imap.gmail.com".equals(account.host));
                         folder.sync_days = EntityFolder.DEFAULT_SYNC;
                         folder.keep_days = EntityFolder.DEFAULT_KEEP;
-                        db.folder().insertFolder(folder);
+                        folder.id = db.folder().insertFolder(folder);
                         Log.i(folder.name + " added type=" + folder.type);
                     } else {
                         Log.i(folder.name + " exists type=" + folder.type);