diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
index 42691eb2600..59da6915942 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ public class RSEDOMImporter {
 				RSEDOMNode psChild = psChildren[p];
 				restorePropertySet(subSystem, psChild);
 			}
+			subSystem.wasRestored();
 		}
-		subSystem.wasRestored();
 		return subSystem;
 	}