diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
index b30f5556d..2a847423d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
@@ -1332,7 +1332,10 @@ int MainWindow::getNextCustomSetPrefix(QDir dataDir)
 
 void MainWindow::actReloadCardDatabase()
 {
-    const auto reloadOk1 = QtConcurrent::run([] { CardDatabaseManager::getInstance()->loadCardDatabases(); });
+    const auto reloadOk1 = QtConcurrent::run([] {
+        CardDatabaseManager::getInstance()->loadCardDatabases();
+        SettingsCache::instance().downloads().sync();
+    });
 }
 
 void MainWindow::actManageSets()
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.cpp
index 211c8d3b3..39a1cd647 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.cpp
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@ QVariant SettingsManager::getValue(QString name, QString group, QString subGroup
 
     return value;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Calls sync on the underlying QSettings object
+ */
+void SettingsManager::sync()
+{
+    settings.sync();
+}
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diff --git a/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.h b/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.h
index 648e6a0d3..c951fce83 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/settings/settings_manager.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class SettingsManager : public QObject
 public:
     explicit SettingsManager(QString settingPath, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     QVariant getValue(QString name, QString group = "", QString subGroup = "");
+    void sync();
 
 signals: