diff --git a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/account/__init__.py b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/account/__init__.py
index de34627bd..b74f08c3c 100755
--- a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/account/__init__.py
+++ b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/account/__init__.py
@@ -128,6 +128,5 @@ class BaseAccount:
             # if current address doesn't equal the current state, propagate the fact
             return True
         else:
-            # unmodified, keep track of last access timestamp
-            self._last_accessed = time.time()
+            # unmodified, poller keeps track of last access timestamp
             return False
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/poller.py b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/poller.py
index 4982055f8..08bf5af47 100755
--- a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/poller.py
+++ b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/lib/poller.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class Poller:
                             if self.is_verbose:
                                 syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, "Account %s changed" % acc.description)
                             needs_flush = True
+                        else:
+                            # update last accessed timestamp
+                            acc.update_state(None)
                     except Exception as e:
                         # fatal exception, update atime so we're not going to retry too soon
                         acc.update_state(None)