diff --git a/lib/storage/storage.go b/lib/storage/storage.go
index 2d7fa1a121..1b5e2ae9e0 100644
--- a/lib/storage/storage.go
+++ b/lib/storage/storage.go
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ func MustOpenStorage(path string, retention time.Duration, maxHourlySeries, maxD
 	} else {
 		nodeID := rand.Uint64()
 		s.nodeID = nodeID
+		s.mustSaveNodeID()
 	}
 
 	// Load indexdb