diff --git a/website/server/middlewares/cron.js b/website/server/middlewares/cron.js
index 62e1e85a68..650e41f9dc 100644
--- a/website/server/middlewares/cron.js
+++ b/website/server/middlewares/cron.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ async function checkForActiveCron (user, now) {
   }, {
     $set: {
       _cronSignature,
-      'auth.timestamps.loggedin': now,
     },
   }).exec();
 
@@ -142,6 +141,7 @@ async function cronAsync (req, res) {
     }, {
       $set: {
         _cronSignature: 'NOT_RUNNING',
+        'auth.timestamps.loggedin': now,
       },
     }).exec();