diff --git a/src/Model/Study.py b/src/Model/Study.py
index 4bb347b8619071ff7ce74b1f0253225ce39d8185..fcbedf19d8a5cf8a1360a04a15ff31e86c950d91 100644
--- a/src/Model/Study.py
+++ b/src/Model/Study.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class Study(SQLModel):
             self._old_save_id += 1
             is_new = True
 
+        if ".backup" in self.filename:
+            is_new = True
+
         self._init_db_file(self.filename, is_new=is_new)
         self.commit()