diff --git a/src/fu-remote-list.c b/src/fu-remote-list.c
index 7872b2563..0d58fd614 100644
--- a/src/fu-remote-list.c
+++ b/src/fu-remote-list.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ fu_remote_list_set_key_value (FuRemoteList *self,
 		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to load %s: ", filename);
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+	fu_remote_list_emit_changed (self);
 	return TRUE;
 }