diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
index 15ec3804a418..082dc37f64a4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ public void handleStatusResponse(InetAddressAndPort from, StatusResponse respons
         }
         else
         {
+            session.setLastUpdate();
             logger.info("Received StatusResponse for repair session {} with state {}, which is not actionable. Doing nothing.", sessionID, response.state);
         }
     }