diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
index a2c916ce9a..c2fe078f88 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessions.java
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ public class LocalSessions
         }
         else
         {
+            session.setLastUpdate();
             logger.debug("Received StatusResponse for repair session {} with state {}, which is not actionable. Doing nothing.", sessionID, response.state);
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessionTest.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessionTest.java
index 3ee5716873..ccdcd682b0 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessionTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/repair/consistent/LocalSessionTest.java
@@ -699,8 +699,11 @@ public class LocalSessionTest extends AbstractRepairTest
         sessions.start();
         LocalSession session = sessions.prepareForTest(sessionID);
         session.setState(REPAIRING);
+        long lastUpdatedOriginal = session.getLastUpdate();
+        Thread.sleep(1100);
 
         sessions.handleStatusResponse(PARTICIPANT1, new StatusResponse(sessionID, FINALIZE_PROMISED));
+        Assert.assertNotEquals(lastUpdatedOriginal, session.getLastUpdate());
         Assert.assertEquals(REPAIRING, session.getState());
     }