diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index d43b75db..4b19571d 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -4492,7 +4492,6 @@ retry:
 
 		end_t = time(NULL);
 		if (end_t - sdata->update_time >= ckp->update_interval) {
-			sdata->update_time = end_t;
 			if (!ckp->proxy) {
 				LOGDEBUG("%ds elapsed in strat_loop, updating gbt base",
 					 ckp->update_interval);