diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
index 9b7d245af..16aed9801 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ class FetchGoogleEventsTask(val activity: Activity, credential: GoogleAccountCre
             }
 
             if (eventTypeId == -1) {
-                eventTypeId = dbHelper.insertEventType(EventType(0, eventType, activity.config.primaryColor))
+                val newEventType = EventType(0, eventType, activity.config.primaryColor)
+                eventTypeId = dbHelper.insertEventType(newEventType)
+                eventTypes.add(newEventType)
             }
 
             if (start.date != null) {