diff --git a/plugins/chunter-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/chunter-resources/src/utils.ts
index 6bb5907ffe..a5e861ad4a 100644
--- a/plugins/chunter-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/chunter-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ export async function readChannelMessages (
   const lastTimestamp = messages[messages.length - 1].createdOn ?? 0
 
   if ((context.lastViewedTimestamp ?? 0) < lastTimestamp) {
+    context.lastViewedTimestamp = lastTimestamp
     void client.update(context, { lastViewedTimestamp: lastTimestamp })
   }
 }