diff --git a/jsapp/js/components/projectDownloads/projectExportsCreator.es6 b/jsapp/js/components/projectDownloads/projectExportsCreator.es6
index 26a6ec68c4..a514f3d874 100644
--- a/jsapp/js/components/projectDownloads/projectExportsCreator.es6
+++ b/jsapp/js/components/projectDownloads/projectExportsCreator.es6
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ export default class ProjectExportsCreator extends React.Component {
       }
     });
 
+    exportsStore.setExportType(newStateObj.selectedExportType);
+
     this.setState(newStateObj);
   }