diff --git a/src/csync_propagate.c b/src/csync_propagate.c
index 45586c047..32a8807b6 100644
--- a/src/csync_propagate.c
+++ b/src/csync_propagate.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,10 @@ static int _csync_correct_id(CSYNC *ctx) {
               } else {
                   tfs = c_rbtree_node_data(node);
                   tfs->md5 = _get_md5(ctx, path);
+                  if( tfs->instruction != CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_UPDATED ) {
+                      /* set instruction for the statedb merger */
+                      tfs->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_UPDATED;
+                  }
 
                   CSYNC_LOG(CSYNC_LOG_PRIORITY_TRACE, "MD5 for dir: %s %s", tfs->path, tfs->md5);
               }