diff --git a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/actions/CCCreateCourseArchive.java b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/actions/CCCreateCourseArchive.java
index 526cba9c2eda..244a0b984384 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/actions/CCCreateCourseArchive.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/actions/CCCreateCourseArchive.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public class CCCreateCourseArchive extends DumbAwareAction {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction(new Runnable() {
       @Override
       public void run() {
+        archiveFolder.refresh(false, true);
         Course courseCopy = course.copy();
         replaceAnswerFilesWithTaskFiles(courseCopy);
         generateJson(archiveFolder, courseCopy);