diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
index 74a699fac6..8cbc33dfe6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemcardManager.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ void CMemcardManager::ReloadMemcard(const char *fileName, int card)
 	// TODO: add error checking and animate icons
 	memoryCard[card] = new GCMemcard(fileName);
 
+	memoryCard[0]->Save(); // save the changes we made in TestChecksums
+
 	m_MemcardList[card]->Hide();
 	m_MemcardList[card]->ClearAll();
 	m_MemcardList[card]->InsertColumn(COLUMN_BANNER, _T("Banner"));
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
index 9bad19fa50..7d6c8eaffd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/MemoryCards/GCMemcard.cpp
@@ -525,10 +525,26 @@ u32  GCMemcard::TestChecksums()
 	if(BE16(dir.CheckSum1)!=csum1) results |= 2;
 	if(BE16(dir.CheckSum2)!=csum2) results |= 2;
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Save the checksums we just calculated
+	dir.CheckSum1[0]=u8(csum1>>8);
+	dir.CheckSum1[1]=u8(csum1);
+	dir.CheckSum2[0]=u8(csum2>>8);
+	dir.CheckSum2[1]=u8(csum2);
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	calc_checksumsBE((u16*)&dir_backup,0xFFE,&csum1,&csum2);
 	if(BE16(dir_backup.CheckSum1)!=csum1) results |= 4;
 	if(BE16(dir_backup.CheckSum2)!=csum2) results |= 4;
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Save the checksums we just calculated
+	dir_backup.CheckSum1[0]=u8(csum1>>8);
+	dir_backup.CheckSum1[1]=u8(csum1);
+	dir_backup.CheckSum2[0]=u8(csum2>>8);
+	dir_backup.CheckSum2[1]=u8(csum2);
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	calc_checksumsBE((u16*)(((u8*)&bat)+4),0xFFE,&csum1,&csum2);
 	if(BE16(bat.CheckSum1)!=csum1) results |= 8;
 	if(BE16(bat.CheckSum2)!=csum2) results |= 8;