diff --git a/jrnl/journals/Journal.py b/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
index 994e0098..4b99565a 100644
--- a/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class Journal:
                     },
                 )
             )
+            self.write()
 
         text = self._load(filename)
         text = self._decrypt(text)