diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authxpgp.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authxpgp.cc
index 6a5c4e7da..fddfb52e0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authxpgp.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authxpgp.cc
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ bool AuthXPGP::SignCertificate(std::string id)
 		cert->trustLvl = XPGP_auth_certificate(pgp_keyring, cert->certificate);
 		cert->ownsign = true;
 		valid = true;
+
+		mToSaveCerts = true;
 	}
 
 	xpgpMtx.unlock(); /**** UNLOCK ****/