diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
index bd83ab9f70..d9f8b02d1c 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
@@ -1567,6 +1567,7 @@ Mission::save_mission_state()
 		if (mission_state.dataman_id == _mission.dataman_id && mission_state.count == _mission.count) {
 			/* navigator may modify only sequence, write modified state only if it changed */
 			if (mission_state.current_seq != _current_mission_index) {
+				mission_state.current_seq = _current_mission_index;
 				mission_state.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
 
 				if (dm_write(DM_KEY_MISSION_STATE, 0, DM_PERSIST_POWER_ON_RESET, &mission_state,