diff --git a/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp b/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
index 3add11b24..ec4c414c3 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ void DatabasePager::RequestQueue::takeFirst(osg::ref_ptr<DatabaseRequest>& datab
         _requestList.sort(SortFileRequestFunctor());
         databaseRequest = _requestList.front();
         _requestList.erase(_requestList.begin());
+
+        updateBlock();
     }
 }