diff --git a/src/node/db/PadManager.js b/src/node/db/PadManager.js
index ea21fe94a..2ecd6e274 100644
--- a/src/node/db/PadManager.js
+++ b/src/node/db/PadManager.js
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ exports.getPad = function(id, text, callback)
     {
       if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
       globalPads.set(id, pad);
+      padList.addPad(id);
       callback(null, pad);
     });
   }