diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/PopulateGramplet.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/PopulateGramplet.py
index cca7c2ce1..0168c8f93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/PopulateGramplet.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/PopulateGramplet.py
@@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ class PopulateGramplet(Gramplet):
                     db.add_citation(citation, trans)
             LOG.debug("sources and citations added")
         db.enable_signals()
+        db.request_rebuild()