diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/Auth.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/Auth.java
index a7480c98dfa..3adb6134bab 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/Auth.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/Auth.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public Response login(
             session.settings().set(SurveyMain.PREF_COVLEV, null);
             LoginResponse resp = createLoginResponse(session);
             WebContext.setSessionCookie(hresp, resp.sessionId);
+            session.user.touch(); // update last logged in time
             return Response.ok().entity(resp).header(SESSION_HEADER, session.id).build();
         } catch (LogoutException ioe) {
             return Response.status(403, "Login Failed").build();