diff --git a/app/jobs/user_repos_job.rb b/app/jobs/user_repos_job.rb
index c30735cf..d9e3232c 100644
--- a/app/jobs/user_repos_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/user_repos_job.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ def add_repo(gh_repo)
     if repo
       if repo.info.stargazers_count < REPOSITORY_CONFIG['popular']['stars']
         # soft delete the repository if the star rating has declined.
+        repo.set(stars: gh_repo.stargazers_count)
         repo.destroy
       else
         # restore the repo if the repository was already soft deleted and the current star count is greater then the threshold
         repo.restore if repo.destroyed?
+        repo.set(stars: repo.info.stargazers_count)
       end
-
       repo.users << user unless repo.users.include?(user)
       return
     end
diff --git a/test/jobs/user_repos_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/user_repos_job_test.rb
index 748abfa3..deed5fc2 100644
--- a/test/jobs/user_repos_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/jobs/user_repos_job_test.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ def stub_get(path, endpoint = Github.endpoint.to_s)
   test 'destroy the repository if it is already persisted if the rating has dropped' do
     repo = create :repository, name: 'code-curiosity', ssh_url: 'git@github.com:prasadsurase/code-curiosity.git',
       owner: 'prasadsurase', stars: 26, gh_id: 67219068
+    @user.repositories << repo
+    @user.save
     User.any_instance.stubs(:fetch_all_github_repos).returns(
       JSON.parse(File.read('test/fixtures/repos.json')).collect{|i| Hashie::Mash.new(i)}
     )
@@ -123,19 +125,22 @@ def stub_get(path, endpoint = Github.endpoint.to_s)
     )
     assert_nil repo.deleted_at
     assert_equal 1, Repository.count
+    assert_equal 26, repo.stars
     UserReposJob.perform_now(@user)
     repo.reload
     refute_nil repo.deleted_at
     assert repo.destroyed?
-    assert_equal 26, repo.stars
-    assert_equal 24, repo.info.stargazers_count
-    assert_equal 0, Repository.count
     assert_equal 1, Repository.unscoped.count
+    assert_equal 0, Repository.count
+    assert_equal 24, repo.info.stargazers_count
+    assert_equal 24, repo.stars
   end
 
   test 'restore the repository if it is already persisted and destroyed if the rating has increased' do
     repo = create :repository, name: 'code-curiosity', ssh_url: 'git@github.com:prasadsurase/code-curiosity.git',
       owner: 'prasadsurase', stars: 24, gh_id: 67219068, deleted_at: Time.now - 2.days
+    @user.repositories << repo
+    @user.save
     User.any_instance.stubs(:fetch_all_github_repos).returns(
       JSON.parse(File.read('test/fixtures/repos.json')).collect{|i| Hashie::Mash.new(i)}
     )
@@ -144,16 +149,17 @@ def stub_get(path, endpoint = Github.endpoint.to_s)
     )
     refute_nil repo.deleted_at
     assert repo.destroyed?
+    assert_equal 24, repo.stars
     assert_equal 0, Repository.count
     assert_equal 1, Repository.unscoped.count
     UserReposJob.perform_now(@user)
     repo.reload
-    assert_nil repo.deleted_at
     refute repo.destroyed?
-    assert_equal 24, repo.stars
-    assert_equal 25, repo.info.stargazers_count
-    assert_equal 1, Repository.count
+    assert_nil repo.deleted_at
     assert_equal 1, Repository.unscoped.count
+    assert_equal 1, Repository.count
+    assert_equal 25, repo.info.stargazers_count
+    assert_equal 25, repo.stars
   end
 
 end