diff --git a/src/ubik/remote.c b/src/ubik/remote.c
index 1c5a6afb53..d3d0f138a4 100644
--- a/src/ubik/remote.c
+++ b/src/ubik/remote.c
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ failed:
 	    ("Ubik: Synchronize database with server %s failed (error = %d)\n",
 	     afs_inet_ntoa_r(otherHost, hoststr), code);
     } else {
+	uvote_set_dbVersion(*avers);
 	ubik_print("Ubik: Synchronize database completed\n");
     }
     DBRELE(dbase);