diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index f368bf945..e14f93482 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ DatabaseWidget::Mode DatabaseWidget::currentMode()
     else if (currentWidget() == m_mainWidget) {
         return DatabaseWidget::ViewMode;
     }
-    else if (currentWidget() == m_unlockDatabaseWidget) {
+    else if (currentWidget() == m_unlockDatabaseWidget ||
+             currentWidget() == m_databaseOpenWidget) {
         return DatabaseWidget::LockedMode;
     }
     else {