diff --git a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
index 2109435ade..19452cdbdf 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void FolderStatusModel::slotApplySelectiveSync()
         auto oldBlackList = folder->journalDb()->getSelectiveSyncList(SyncJournalDb::SelectiveSyncBlackList, &ok);
         if (!ok) {
             qCWarning(lcFolderStatus) << "Could not read selective sync list from db.";
-            return;
+            continue;
         }
         QStringList blackList = createBlackList(&_folders[i], oldBlackList);
         folder->journalDb()->setSelectiveSyncList(SyncJournalDb::SelectiveSyncBlackList, blackList);