diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
index 6a57f03fd..e45ae1ac2 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
@@ -431,12 +431,13 @@ async def update_running_crawl_stats(self, crawl_id, stats):
         query = {"_id": crawl_id, "type": "crawl", "state": "running"}
         return await self.crawls.find_one_and_update(query, {"$set": {"stats": stats}})
 
-    async def inc_crawl_exec_time(self, crawl_id, exec_time):
+    async def inc_crawl_exec_time(self, crawl_id, exec_time, last_updated_time):
         """increment exec time"""
         return await self.crawls.find_one_and_update(
-            {"_id": crawl_id, "type": "crawl"},
+            {"_id": crawl_id, "type": "crawl", "_lut": {"$ne": last_updated_time}},
             {
                 "$inc": {"crawlExecSeconds": exec_time},
+                "$set": {"_lut": last_updated_time},
             },
         )
 
@@ -447,12 +448,6 @@ async def get_crawl_exec_last_update_time(self, crawl_id):
         )
         return res and res.get("_lut")
 
-    async def set_crawl_exec_last_update_time(self, crawl_id, last_update_time):
-        """set crawl last update time"""
-        return await self.crawls.find_one_and_update(
-            {"_id": crawl_id, "type": "crawl"}, {"$set": {"_lut": last_update_time}}
-        )
-
     async def get_crawl_state(self, crawl_id):
         """return current crawl state of a crawl"""
         res = await self.crawls.find_one(
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
index 887927edf..e050b09ce 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ async def sync_crawls(self, data: MCSyncData):
         else:
             status.scale = crawl.scale
             now = dt_now()
-            await self.crawl_ops.set_crawl_exec_last_update_time(crawl_id, now)
+            await self.crawl_ops.inc_crawl_exec_time(crawl_id, 0, now)
             status.lastUpdatedTime = to_k8s_date(now)
 
         children = self._load_redis(params, status, data.children)
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ async def increment_pod_exec_time(
         )
 
         if not update_start_time:
-            await self.crawl_ops.set_crawl_exec_last_update_time(crawl_id, now)
+            await self.crawl_ops.inc_crawl_exec_time(crawl_id, 0, now)
             status.lastUpdatedTime = to_k8s_date(now)
             return
 
@@ -912,8 +912,6 @@ async def increment_pod_exec_time(
                 max_duration = max(duration, max_duration)
 
         if exec_time:
-            await self.crawl_ops.inc_crawl_exec_time(crawl_id, exec_time)
-
             await self.org_ops.inc_org_time_stats(oid, exec_time, True)
             status.crawlExecTime += exec_time
             status.elapsedCrawlTime += max_duration
@@ -923,7 +921,7 @@ async def increment_pod_exec_time(
             flush=True,
         )
 
-        await self.crawl_ops.set_crawl_exec_last_update_time(crawl_id, now)
+        await self.crawl_ops.inc_crawl_exec_time(crawl_id, exec_time, now)
         status.lastUpdatedTime = to_k8s_date(now)
 
     def should_mark_waiting(self, state, started):