diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
index 84f4fa6da3..3dcfd8d98c 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ void OwncloudSetupWizard::slotAssistantFinished( int result )
         _ocWizard->account()->deleteLater();
         qDebug() << "Rejected the new config, use the old!";
     } else if( result == QDialog::Accepted ) {
-
         Account *newAccount = _ocWizard->account();
         Account *origAccount = AccountManager::instance()->account();
 
@@ -410,6 +409,13 @@ void OwncloudSetupWizard::slotAssistantFinished( int result )
             localFolder.append(QLatin1Char('/'));
         }
 
+        Folder *f = folderMan->folderForPath(localFolder);
+        if( f ) {
+            folderMan->setSyncEnabled(false);
+            folderMan->terminateSyncProcess(f->alias());
+            f->journalDb()->close();
+        }
+
         bool isInitialSetup = (origAccount == 0);
 
         // check if either the account or the local folder changed, than reinit