diff --git a/rare/lgndr/cli.py b/rare/lgndr/cli.py
index 9b4d1959..f6fb3918 100644
--- a/rare/lgndr/cli.py
+++ b/rare/lgndr/cli.py
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ class LegendaryCLI(legendary.cli.LegendaryCLI):
                 logger.warning('No manifest could be loaded, the file may be missing. Downloading the latest manifest.')
                 game = self.core.get_game(args.app_name, platform=igame.platform)
                 manifest_data, _ = self.core.get_cdn_manifest(game, igame.platform)
+                # Rare: Save the manifest if we downloaded it because it was missing
+                self.core.lgd.save_manifest(game.app_name, manifest_data,
+                                            version=self.core.load_manifest(manifest_data).meta.build_version,
+                                            platform=igame.platform)
             else:
                 logger.critical(f'Manifest appears to be missing! To repair, run "legendary repair '
                                 f'{args.app_name} --repair-and-update", this will however redownload all files '