diff --git a/src/state.c b/src/state.c
index 6df0cdd..75af097 100644
--- a/src/state.c
+++ b/src/state.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (state->dirty) {
+	if (do_initialize || state->dirty) {
 		ret = state_save(state);
 		if (ret) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to save state: %s\n", strerror(-ret));