diff --git a/src/components/tabs/ExportView.ts b/src/components/tabs/ExportView.ts
index e9f3a78d..1d622b4a 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/ExportView.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/ExportView.ts
@@ -212,17 +212,23 @@ export default class ExportView extends Store {
             );
         this.$forceUpdate();
     }
-    async keepVersion(name: string, idx: number) {
+    async keepVersion(name: string) {
+        // make sure that the profile's modified time is changed to the latest so it can overwrite profiles on other synced devices
+        const _profile: SemesterStorage = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(name)!);
+        _profile.modified = new Date().toJSON();
+        const profile = JSON.stringify(_profile);
+        localStorage.setItem(name, profile);
         const msg = await this.profile.uploadProfile([
             {
                 name,
-                profile: localStorage.getItem(name)!,
+                profile,
                 new: true
             }
         ]);
-        if (msg) this.noti.notify(msg);
+        if (msg) return this.noti.notify(msg);
         localStorage.removeItem('backup-' + name);
         this.noti.clear();
+        this.$forceUpdate();
     }
     async renameProfile(oldName: string, idx: number) {
         const raw = localStorage.getItem(oldName);
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/ExportView.vue b/src/components/tabs/ExportView.vue
index 94dac0b2..191ad066 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/ExportView.vue
+++ b/src/components/tabs/ExportView.vue
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                             <button
                                 class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm"
                                 title="Keep this version of the profile"
-                                @click.stop="keepVersion(prof.name, idx)"
+                                @click.stop="keepVersion(prof.name)"
                             >
                                 Keep
                             </button>