diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/DbManagementActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/DbManagementActivity.java
index 3a0765db2..b92e2bff8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/DbManagementActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/DbManagementActivity.java
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
 package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Button;
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHandler;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHelper;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.PeriodicExporter;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.entities.Device;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.AndroidUtils;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.FileUtils;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.GB;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.GBPrefs;
@@ -104,7 +110,8 @@ public class DbManagementActivity extends AbstractGBActivity {
         Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
         boolean autoExportEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(GBPrefs.AUTO_EXPORT_ENABLED, false);
         Integer autoExportInterval = prefs.getInt(GBPrefs.AUTO_EXPORT_INTERVAL, 0);
-        String autoExportLocation = prefs.getString(GBPrefs.AUTO_EXPORT_LOCATION, "");
+        //returns an ugly content://...
+        //String autoExportLocation = prefs.getString(GBPrefs.AUTO_EXPORT_LOCATION, "");
 
         int testExportVisibility = (autoExportInterval > 0 && autoExportEnabled) ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
 
@@ -114,22 +121,54 @@ public class DbManagementActivity extends AbstractGBActivity {
         TextView autoExportLocation_intro = findViewById(R.id.autoExportLocation_intro);
         autoExportLocation_intro.setVisibility(testExportVisibility);
 
-        TextView autoExportLocationview = findViewById(R.id.autoExportLocationview);
-        autoExportLocationview.setVisibility(testExportVisibility);
-        autoExportLocationview.setText(autoExportLocation);
+        TextView autoExportLocation_path = findViewById(R.id.autoExportLocation_path);
+        autoExportLocation_path.setVisibility(testExportVisibility);
+        autoExportLocation_path.setText(getAutoExportLocationSummary());
 
+        final Context context = getApplicationContext();
         Button testExportDBButton = findViewById(R.id.testExportDBButton);
         testExportDBButton.setVisibility(testExportVisibility);
         testExportDBButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
-                sendBroadcast(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), PeriodicExporter.class));
+                sendBroadcast(new Intent(context, PeriodicExporter.class));
+                GB.toast(context,
+                        context.getString(R.string.activity_DB_test_export_message),
+                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT, GB.INFO);
             }
         });
 
         sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
     }
 
+    //would rather re-use method of SettingsActivity... but lifecycle...
+    private String getAutoExportLocationSummary() {
+        String autoExportLocation = GBApplication.getPrefs().getString(GBPrefs.AUTO_EXPORT_LOCATION, null);
+        if (autoExportLocation == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        Uri uri = Uri.parse(autoExportLocation);
+        try {
+            return AndroidUtils.getFilePath(getApplicationContext(), uri);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            try {
+                Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(
+                        uri,
+                        new String[]{DocumentsContract.Document.COLUMN_DISPLAY_NAME},
+                        null, null, null, null
+                );
+                if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
+                    return cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(DocumentsContract.Document.COLUMN_DISPLAY_NAME));
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception fdfsdfds) {
+                LOG.warn("fuck");
+            }
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+
     private boolean hasOldActivityDatabase() {
         return new DBHelper(this).existsDB("ActivityDatabase");
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_db_management.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_db_management.xml
index 912a642c9..8d57a6404 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_db_management.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_db_management.xml
@@ -30,18 +30,6 @@
                 grid:layout_columnSpan="2"
                 grid:layout_columnWeight="1" />
 
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/exportDBButton"
-                android:text="@string/activity_DB_ExportButton"
-                grid:layout_column="0"
-                grid:layout_gravity="center" />
-
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/importDBButton"
-                android:text="@string/activity_DB_import_button"
-                grid:layout_column="1"
-                grid:layout_gravity="center" />
-
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/db_management_intro"
@@ -56,11 +44,24 @@
                 android:id="@+id/activity_db_management_path"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
                 grid:layout_columnSpan="2"
                 grid:layout_columnWeight="1" />
 
 
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/exportDBButton"
+                android:text="@string/activity_DB_ExportButton"
+                grid:layout_column="0"
+                grid:layout_gravity="center" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/importDBButton"
+                android:text="@string/activity_DB_import_button"
+                grid:layout_column="1"
+                grid:layout_gravity="center" />
+
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/autoExportLocation_label"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -82,10 +83,11 @@
                 grid:layout_columnWeight="1" />
 
             <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/autoExportLocationview"
+                android:id="@+id/autoExportLocation_path"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
                 grid:layout_columnSpan="2"
                 grid:layout_columnWeight="1" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f25f6a5df..f9a18e805 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@
     <string name="activity_db_management_autoexport_label">AutoExport</string>
     <string name="activity_DB_ExportButton">Export DB</string>
     <string name="activity_DB_import_button">Import DB</string>
-    <string name="activity_DB_test_export_button">Test AutoExport Now</string>
+    <string name="activity_DB_test_export_button">Run AutoExport Now</string>
+    <string name="activity_DB_test_export_message">Exporting database...</string>
     <string name="activity_DB_delete_legacy_button">Delete old DB</string>
     <string name="activity_DB_empty_button">Empty DB</string>
     <string name="activity_db_management_empty_DB">Empty Database</string>