diff --git a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
index 07e43c7b0..524aafb57 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.lc)" = "" ] || [ $(($(
 	_log "Get status and settings for $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE..."
 	if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.external_check)" != "0" ]; then
 		local ipaddr="$(omr-ip-intf $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE)"
+	else
+		uci -q set openmptcprouter.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.lc=$(date +"%s")
 	fi
 	[ -n "$ipaddr" ] && {
 		# Check if we can get a IPv6 address, if yes enable RA else disable