diff --git a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
index e7ef6a73..f464542c 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from app.logic.releases import do_create_vcs_release, LogicError, do_create_zip_
 from app.models import Package, db, User, PackageState, Permission, UserRank, PackageDailyStats, LuantiRelease, \
 	PackageRelease, PackageUpdateTrigger, PackageUpdateConfig
 from app.rediscache import has_key, set_temp_key, make_download_key
-from app.tasks.importtasks import check_update_config
+from app.tasks.importtasks import check_update_config_default
 from app.utils import is_user_bot, is_package_page, nonempty_or_none, normalize_line_endings
 from . import bp, get_package_tabs
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def set_update_config(package, form):
 	db.session.commit()
 
 	if package.update_config.last_commit is None:
-		check_update_config.delay(package.id)
+		check_update_config_default.delay(package.id)
 
 
 @bp.route("/packages/<author>/<name>/update-config/", methods=["GET", "POST"])
diff --git a/app/models/packages.py b/app/models/packages.py
index e25c46c8..1c0ab96e 100644
--- a/app/models/packages.py
+++ b/app/models/packages.py
@@ -1371,6 +1371,8 @@ class PackageUpdateConfig(db.Model):
 	# Set to now when an outdated notification is sent. Set to None when a release is created
 	outdated_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True, default=None)
 
+	last_checked_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True, default=None)
+
 	trigger     = db.Column(db.Enum(PackageUpdateTrigger), nullable=False, default=PackageUpdateTrigger.COMMIT)
 	ref         = db.Column(db.String(41), nullable=True, default=None)
 
diff --git a/app/tasks/importtasks.py b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
index 05eff165..877ed368 100644
--- a/app/tasks/importtasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
@@ -478,13 +478,11 @@ def check_update_config_impl(package):
 	if config.last_commit == commit:
 		if tag and config.last_tag != tag:
 			config.last_tag = tag
-			db.session.commit()
 		return
 
 	if not config.last_commit:
 		config.last_commit = commit
 		config.last_tag = tag
-		db.session.commit()
 		return
 
 	if package.releases.filter_by(commit_hash=commit).count() > 0:
@@ -503,8 +501,6 @@ def check_update_config_impl(package):
 		msg = "Created release {} (Git Update Detection)".format(rel.title)
 		add_system_audit_log(AuditSeverity.NORMAL, msg, package.get_url("packages.view"), package)
 
-		db.session.commit()
-
 		make_vcs_release.apply_async((rel.id, commit), task_id=rel.task_id)
 
 	elif config.outdated_at is None:
@@ -531,7 +527,7 @@ def check_update_config_impl(package):
 
 	config.last_commit = commit
 	config.last_tag = tag
-	db.session.commit()
+
 
 def check_update_config(self, package_id):
 	package: Package = Package.query.get(package_id)
@@ -543,6 +539,9 @@ def check_update_config(self, package_id):
 	err = None
 	try:
 		check_update_config_impl(package)
+
+		package.update_config.last_checked_at = datetime.datetime.now()
+		db.session.commit()
 	except GitCommandError as e:
 		# This is needed to stop the backtrace being weird
 		err = e.stderr
diff --git a/migrations/versions/1acc6e90bbac_.py b/migrations/versions/1acc6e90bbac_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a19bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/1acc6e90bbac_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 1acc6e90bbac
+Revises: 57b7fbc174cf
+Create Date: 2025-08-26 20:23:29.086541
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '1acc6e90bbac'
+down_revision = '57b7fbc174cf'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    with op.batch_alter_table('package_update_config', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('last_checked_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    with op.batch_alter_table('package_update_config', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('last_checked_at')