diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 1ed2edee..ba0f05b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             ensureBackgroundThread {
                 messagesDB.deleteAll()
             }
-            config.wasDbCleared
+            config.wasDbCleared = true
         }
     }