diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
index dd219cc1aa..0f2e724567 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
@@ -901,13 +901,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                 try
                 {
                     using (var source = storage.GetStream(Filename, mode: FileMode.Open))
-                    using (var destination = storage.GetStream(backupFilename, FileAccess.Write, FileMode.CreateNew))
                     {
                         // source may not exist.
                         if (source == null)
                             return;
 
-                        source.CopyTo(destination);
+                        using (var destination = storage.GetStream(backupFilename, FileAccess.Write, FileMode.CreateNew))
+                            source.CopyTo(destination);
                     }
 
                     return;