diff --git a/calendar/resources/content/publish.js b/calendar/resources/content/publish.js
index 3f5a7690e12..dd3934bcb97 100644
--- a/calendar/resources/content/publish.js
+++ b/calendar/resources/content/publish.js
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ function publishEntireCalendar()
     var cal = getDefaultCalendar();
     publishObject.calendar = cal;
 
-    // get a remote path as a pref of the calendar
-    var remotePath = getCalendarManager().getCalendarPref(cal, "publishpath");
-    if (remotePath && remotePath != "") {
+    // restore the remote ics path preference from the calendar passed in
+    var remotePath = getCalendarManager().getCalendarPref(cal, "remote-ics-path");
+    if (remotePath && remotePath.length && remotePath.length > 0) {
         publishObject.remotePath = remotePath;
     }
 
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ function publishEntireCalendar()
 
 function publishEntireCalendarDialogResponse(CalendarPublishObject, aProgressDialog)
 {
+    // store the selected remote ics path as a calendar preference
+    getCalendarManager().setCalendarPref(CalendarPublishObject.calendar, 
+                                         "remote-ics-path", 
+                                         CalendarPublishObject.remotePath);
+
     var itemArray = [];
     var getListener = {
         onOperationComplete: function(aCalendar, aStatus, aOperationType, aId, aDetail)