diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
index 85ead0720..f2bc8cdc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         event_caldav_calendar_email.beGoneIf(currentCalendar == null)
 
         if (currentCalendar == null) {
+            mEventCalendarId = STORED_LOCALLY_ONLY
             val mediumMargin = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.medium_margin).toInt()
             event_caldav_calendar_name.apply {
                 text = getString(R.string.store_locally_only)