diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 32ec670fe..cdff2acb7 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     print "Recovery successful"
                 else:
                     print_error("Warning: Found no history for this wallet")
+            else:
+                wallet.synchronize()
             wallet.fill_addressbook()
             wallet.save()
             print_error("Wallet saved in '" + wallet.path)