diff --git a/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarks.cpp b/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarks.cpp
index e0b9681d2..97c18b437 100644
--- a/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarks.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarks.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@ void Bookmarks::init()
     m_folderUnsorted->setTitle(tr("Unsorted Bookmarks"));
     m_folderUnsorted->setDescription(tr("All other bookmarks"));
 
-    if (!BookmarksTools::migrateBookmarksIfNecessary(this)) {
+    if (BookmarksTools::migrateBookmarksIfNecessary(this)) {
+        // Bookmarks migrated just now, let's save them ASAP
+        saveBookmarks();
+    }
+    else {
+        // Bookmarks don't need to be migrated, just load them as usual
         loadBookmarks();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarkstools.cpp b/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarkstools.cpp
index 1906652ef..b6721a9cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarkstools.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/bookmarks/bookmarkstools.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ bool BookmarksTools::migrateBookmarksIfNecessary(Bookmarks* bookmarks)
         const QUrl url = query.value(2).toUrl();
 
         BookmarkItem* parent = folders.value(folder);
-        if (folder.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!parent) {
             parent = bookmarks->unsortedFolder();
         }
         Q_ASSERT(parent);