diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsLoader.cs b/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsLoader.cs
index ed566424e..4ad6f3e18 100644
--- a/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsLoader.cs
+++ b/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsLoader.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.DatabaseConnectors;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.DataProviders;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.MsSql;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.Versioning;
 using mRemoteNG.Container;
-using mRemoteNG.Tools;
-using mRemoteNG.Tree;
-using mRemoteNG.Tree.Root;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Security;
 using mRemoteNG.Security;
 using mRemoteNG.Security.Authentication;
 using mRemoteNG.Security.SymmetricEncryption;
+using mRemoteNG.Tools;
+using mRemoteNG.Tree;
+using mRemoteNG.Tree.Root;
 
 namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
 {
-    public class SqlConnectionsLoader : IConnectionsLoader
+	public class SqlConnectionsLoader : IConnectionsLoader
     {
         private readonly IDeserializer<string, IEnumerable<LocalConnectionPropertiesModel>> _localConnectionPropertiesDeserializer;
         private readonly IDataProvider<string> _dataProvider;
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
             var databaseVersionVerifier = new SqlDatabaseVersionVerifier(connector);
             var cryptoProvider = new LegacyRijndaelCryptographyProvider();
 
-            var metaData = metaDataRetriever.GetDatabaseMetaData(connector);
+            var metaData = metaDataRetriever.GetDatabaseMetaData(connector) ?? 
+                           HandleFirstRun(metaDataRetriever, connector);
             var decryptionKey = GetDecryptionKey(metaData);
 
             if (!decryptionKey.Any())
@@ -85,5 +86,11 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
                         container.IsExpanded = x.LocalProperties.Expanded;
                 });
         }
+
+        private SqlConnectionListMetaData HandleFirstRun(SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever metaDataRetriever, SqlDatabaseConnector connector)
+        {
+	        metaDataRetriever.WriteDatabaseMetaData(new RootNodeInfo(RootNodeType.Connection), connector);
+	        return metaDataRetriever.GetDatabaseMetaData(connector);
+		}
     }
 }
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diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs b/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
index 922bee10f..2f5e80b98 100644
--- a/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
+++ b/mRemoteV1/Config/Connections/SqlConnectionsSaver.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-using mRemoteNG.App;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data.SqlClient;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using mRemoteNG.App;
 using mRemoteNG.App.Info;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.DatabaseConnectors;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.DataProviders;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.MsSql;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.Versioning;
+using mRemoteNG.Connection;
 using mRemoteNG.Container;
 using mRemoteNG.Messages;
 using mRemoteNG.Security;
@@ -12,19 +18,11 @@ using mRemoteNG.Security.SymmetricEncryption;
 using mRemoteNG.Tools;
 using mRemoteNG.Tree;
 using mRemoteNG.Tree.Root;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data.SqlClient;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Security;
-using mRemoteNG.Connection;
 
 namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
 {
-    public class SqlConnectionsSaver : ISaver<ConnectionTreeModel>
+	public class SqlConnectionsSaver : ISaver<ConnectionTreeModel>
     {
-        private SecureString _password = Runtime.EncryptionKey;
         private readonly SaveFilter _saveFilter;
         private readonly ISerializer<IEnumerable<LocalConnectionPropertiesModel>, string> _localPropertiesSerializer;
         private readonly IDataProvider<string> _dataProvider;
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
                     return;
                 }
 
-                UpdateRootNodeTable(rootTreeNode, sqlConnector);
+                metaDataRetriever.WriteDatabaseMetaData(rootTreeNode, sqlConnector);
                 UpdateConnectionsTable(rootTreeNode, sqlConnector);
                 UpdateUpdatesTable(sqlConnector);
             }
@@ -117,17 +115,17 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Connections
             {
                 if (rootTreeNode.Password)
                 {
-                    _password = rootTreeNode.PasswordString.ConvertToSecureString();
-                    strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsProtected", _password);
+                    var password = rootTreeNode.PasswordString.ConvertToSecureString();
+                    strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsProtected", password);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", _password);
+                    strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", Runtime.EncryptionKey);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", _password);
+                strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", Runtime.EncryptionKey);
             }
 
             var sqlQuery = new SqlCommand("DELETE FROM tblRoot", sqlDatabaseConnector.SqlConnection);
diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/MsSql/SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever.cs b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/MsSql/SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever.cs
index 8c97292d1..e48b2c85b 100644
--- a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/MsSql/SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever.cs
+++ b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/MsSql/SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
 using System.Globalization;
 using mRemoteNG.App;
+using mRemoteNG.App.Info;
 using mRemoteNG.Config.DatabaseConnectors;
 using mRemoteNG.Messages;
+using mRemoteNG.Security;
+using mRemoteNG.Security.SymmetricEncryption;
+using mRemoteNG.Tools;
+using mRemoteNG.Tree.Root;
 
 namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.MsSql
 {
-    public class SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever
+	public class SqlDatabaseMetaDataRetriever
     {
         public SqlConnectionListMetaData GetDatabaseMetaData(SqlDatabaseConnector sqlDatabaseConnector)
         {
@@ -44,5 +49,45 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.MsSql
             }
             return metaData;
         }
+
+        public void WriteDatabaseMetaData(RootNodeInfo rootTreeNode, SqlDatabaseConnector sqlDatabaseConnector)
+        {
+	        var cryptographyProvider = new LegacyRijndaelCryptographyProvider();
+	        string strProtected;
+	        if (rootTreeNode != null)
+	        {
+		        if (rootTreeNode.Password)
+		        {
+			        var password = rootTreeNode.PasswordString.ConvertToSecureString();
+			        strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsProtected", password);
+		        }
+		        else
+		        {
+			        strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", Runtime.EncryptionKey);
+		        }
+	        }
+	        else
+	        {
+		        strProtected = cryptographyProvider.Encrypt("ThisIsNotProtected", Runtime.EncryptionKey);
+	        }
+
+	        var sqlQuery = new SqlCommand("DELETE FROM tblRoot", sqlDatabaseConnector.SqlConnection);
+	        sqlQuery.ExecuteNonQuery();
+
+	        if (rootTreeNode != null)
+	        {
+		        sqlQuery =
+			        new SqlCommand(
+				        "INSERT INTO tblRoot (Name, Export, Protected, ConfVersion) VALUES(\'" +
+				        MiscTools.PrepareValueForDB(rootTreeNode.Name) + "\', 0, \'" + strProtected + "\'," +
+				        ConnectionsFileInfo.ConnectionFileVersion.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ")",
+				        sqlDatabaseConnector.SqlConnection);
+		        sqlQuery.ExecuteNonQuery();
+	        }
+	        else
+	        {
+		        Runtime.MessageCollector.AddMessage(MessageClass.ErrorMsg, $"UpdateRootNodeTable: rootTreeNode was null. Could not insert!");
+	        }
+		}
     }
 }
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