diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/dialogs/AutosaveUIManager.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/dialogs/AutosaveUIManager.java
index 213d8bffb00..1fec4bceac6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/dialogs/AutosaveUIManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/dialogs/AutosaveUIManager.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public AutosaveUIManager(BasePanel panel) {
     @Subscribe
     public void listen(@SuppressWarnings("unused") AutosaveEvent event) {
         try {
-            new SaveDatabaseAction(panel, Globals.prefs, Globals.entryTypesManager).save();
+            new SaveDatabaseAction(panel, Globals.prefs, Globals.entryTypesManager).save(true);
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             LOGGER.error("Problem occured while saving.", e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/SaveDatabaseAction.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/SaveDatabaseAction.java
index 147d527ca88..0d53a9fc8e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/SaveDatabaseAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/SaveDatabaseAction.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private void saveWithDifferentEncoding(Path file, boolean selectedOnly, Charset
     }
 
     private boolean doSave() {
+        panel.setSaving(true);
         Path targetPath = panel.getBibDatabaseContext().getDatabasePath().get();
         try {
             // Save the database
@@ -158,9 +159,14 @@ private boolean doSave() {
     }
 
     public boolean save() {
+        return save(false);
+    }
+
+    public boolean save(boolean silent) {
         if (panel.getBibDatabaseContext().getDatabasePath().isPresent()) {
-            panel.frame().getDialogService().notify(Localization.lang("Saving library") + "...");
-            panel.setSaving(true);
+            if (!silent) {
+                panel.frame().getDialogService().notify(Localization.lang("Saving library") + "...");
+            }
             return doSave();
         } else {
             Optional<Path> savePath = getSavePath();