diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserResolver.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserResolver.cs
index e1be871d..d1cfea2d 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserResolver.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserResolver.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Database.Tables;
 using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Federation.WebFinger;
 using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Middleware;
 using Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Services;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Federation.ActivityPub;
@@ -288,7 +289,11 @@ public class UserResolver(
 	public async Task<User> GetUpdatedUser(User user)
 	{
 		if (!user.NeedsUpdate) return user;
-		user.LastFetchedAt = DateTime.UtcNow; // Prevent multiple background tasks from being started
+
+		// Prevent multiple background tasks from being started
+		user.LastFetchedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+		await db.Users.Where(p => p == user)
+		        .ExecuteUpdateAsync(p => p.SetProperty(i => i.LastFetchedAt, _ => user.LastFetchedAt));
 
 		var success = false;