diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
index 296fa6cbd2..a8d6225a22 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                 }
                 settingsRow("square.and.arrow.up") {
                     Button("Export database") {
-                        if initialRandomDBPassphraseGroupDefault.get() {
+                        if initialRandomDBPassphraseGroupDefault.get() && !unencrypted {
                             alert = .exportProhibited
                         } else {
                             exportArchive()