diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsBackup.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsBackup.java
index f2664fdc9e..00a693d7f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsBackup.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsBackup.java
@@ -907,8 +907,6 @@ public class FragmentOptionsBackup extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefere
                     }
 
                     if (import_accounts) {
-                        EntityAccount primary = db.account().getPrimaryAccount();
-
                         // Accounts
                         JSONArray jaccounts = jimport.getJSONArray("accounts");
                         for (int a = 0; a < jaccounts.length(); a++) {
@@ -949,6 +947,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsBackup extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefere
                             Long aid = account.id;
                             account.id = null;
 
+                            EntityAccount primary = db.account().getPrimaryAccount();
                             if (primary != null)
                                 account.primary = false;