diff --git a/backends/saves/recorder/recorder-saves.cpp b/backends/saves/recorder/recorder-saves.cpp
index e2cdc5c1c22..0d53d413edd 100644
--- a/backends/saves/recorder/recorder-saves.cpp
+++ b/backends/saves/recorder/recorder-saves.cpp
@@ -32,4 +32,3 @@ Common::InSaveFile *RecorderSaveFileManager::openForLoading(const Common::String
 Common::StringArray RecorderSaveFileManager::listSaveFiles(const Common::String &pattern) {
 	return g_eventRec.listSaveFiles(pattern);
 }
-
diff --git a/common/recorderfile.cpp b/common/recorderfile.cpp
index e74c013e2d8..27fb61bd5ef 100644
--- a/common/recorderfile.cpp
+++ b/common/recorderfile.cpp
@@ -633,7 +633,11 @@ Graphics::Surface *PlaybackFile::getScreenShot(int number) {
 
 void PlaybackFile::updateHeader() {
 	if (_mode == kWrite) {
+		StringArray dummy;
+		g_system->getSavefileManager()->updateSavefilesList(dummy);
 		_readStream = g_system->getSavefileManager()->openForLoading(_header.fileName);
+
+		assert (_readStream);
 	}
 	_readStream->seek(0);
 	skipHeader();