diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranFileUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranFileUtils.java
index b155d8c257..8c910fc0e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranFileUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranFileUtils.java
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public boolean hasArabicSearchDatabase(Context context) {
       if (ayahInfoFile.exists() && baseDir != null) {
         final File base = new File(baseDir);
         final File translationsFile = new File(base, QuranDataProvider.QURAN_ARABIC_DATABASE);
-        if (base.mkdir()) {
+        if (base.exists() || base.mkdir()) {
           try {
             copyFile(ayahInfoFile, translationsFile);
             return true;