diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicTrackedRaceImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicTrackedRaceImpl.java
index 5227c2cb692..ae2fee67cc1 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicTrackedRaceImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicTrackedRaceImpl.java
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ DynamicTrackedRace, GPSTrackListener<Competitor, GPSFixMoving> {
     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
         ois.defaultReadObject();
         raceStateBasedStartTimeChangedListener = createRaceStateStartTimeChangeListener();
+        // the race states are transient, therefore not serialized; they are re-constructed here when asked for;
+        // the transient raceStateBasedStartTimeChangedListener is re-added here, like it was in attachRaceLog(...)
+        for (final RaceLog raceLog : attachedRaceLogs.values()) {
+            getRaceState(raceLog).addChangedListener(raceStateBasedStartTimeChangedListener);
+        }
         listeners = new HashSet<RaceChangeListener>();
         logListener = new DynamicTrackedRaceLogListener(this);
         courseDesignChangedListeners = new HashSet<>();
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/TrackedRaceImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/TrackedRaceImpl.java
index 43f0001d3ef..9d8ad67a060 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/TrackedRaceImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/TrackedRaceImpl.java
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public abstract class TrackedRaceImpl extends TrackedRaceWithWindEssentials impl
      * and not {@link Object}.
      */
     private final String updateStartOfRaceCacheFieldsMonitor = "";
-    protected  void updateStartOfRaceCacheFields() {
+    protected void updateStartOfRaceCacheFields() {
         synchronized (updateStartOfRaceCacheFieldsMonitor) {
             TimePoint newStartTime = null;
             TimePoint newStartTimeWithoutInferenceFromStartMarkPassings = null;