diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/services/SubscriptionsExportService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/services/SubscriptionsExportService.java
index 54809068a..641f044bf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/services/SubscriptionsExportService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/services/SubscriptionsExportService.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class SubscriptionsExportService extends BaseImportExportService {
 
         try {
             outFile = new StoredFileHelper(this, path, "application/json");
-            outputStream = new SharpOutputStream(outFile.getStream());
+            outputStream = new SharpOutputStream(outFile.openAndTruncateStream());
         } catch (final IOException e) {
             handleError(e);
             return START_NOT_STICKY;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/export/ImportExportManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/export/ImportExportManager.kt
index 93c1bfb81..1a92a8a00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/export/ImportExportManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/export/ImportExportManager.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class ImportExportManager(private val fileLocator: BackupFileLocator) {
      */
     @Throws(Exception::class)
     fun exportDatabase(preferences: SharedPreferences, file: StoredFileHelper) {
-        file.create()
-        ZipOutputStream(SharpOutputStream(file.stream).buffered()).use { outZip ->
+        ZipOutputStream(SharpOutputStream(file.openAndTruncateStream()).buffered()).use { outZip ->
             // add the database
             ZipHelper.addFileToZip(
                 outZip,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/io/StoredFileHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/io/StoredFileHelper.java
index 5404426c4..1e2c178bf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/io/StoredFileHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/io/StoredFileHelper.java
@@ -189,6 +189,19 @@ public class StoredFileHelper implements Serializable {
         }
     }
 
+    public SharpStream openAndTruncateStream() throws IOException {
+        final SharpStream sharpStream = getStream();
+        try {
+            sharpStream.setLength(0);
+        } catch (final Throwable e) {
+            // we can't use try-with-resources here, since we only want to close the stream if an
+            // exception occurs, but leave it open if everything goes well
+            sharpStream.close();
+            throw e;
+        }
+        return sharpStream;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Indicates whether it's using the {@code java.io} API.
      *