diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 67d989cb..eb7859db 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ class Project:
         if self._status == "closed":
             yield from self.open()
 
+        self.dump()
         try:
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
                 zipstream = yield from export_project(self, tmpdir, keep_compute_id=True, allow_all_nodes=True)