diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/persistent/FSRecords.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/persistent/FSRecords.java
index dd531f803d58..aafaa6bf484d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/persistent/FSRecords.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/persistent/FSRecords.java
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ public class FSRecords {
           markDirty();
         }
         scanFreeRecords();
+        getAttributeId(ourChildrenAttr.getId()); // trigger writing / loading of vfs attribute ids in top level write action 
       }
       catch (Exception e) { // IOException, IllegalArgumentException
         LOG.info("Filesystem storage is corrupted or does not exist. [Re]Building. Reason: " + e.getMessage());