diff --git a/models/repo/mirror.go b/models/repo/mirror.go
index bdb449af3a76..e329dc8693cd 100644
--- a/models/repo/mirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/mirror.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package repo
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
@@ -115,6 +116,13 @@ func UpdateMirror(m *Mirror) error {
 	return updateMirror(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext), m)
 }
 
+// TouchMirror updates the mirror updatedUnix
+func TouchMirror(ctx context.Context, m *Mirror) error {
+	m.UpdatedUnix = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(m.ID).Cols("updated_unix").Update(m)
+	return err
+}
+
 // DeleteMirrorByRepoID deletes a mirror by repoID
 func DeleteMirrorByRepoID(repoID int64) error {
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Delete(&Mirror{RepoID: repoID})
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
index 697e2545249c..000b076fb36a 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 	log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: Running Sync", m.Repo)
 	results, ok := runSync(ctx, m)
 	if !ok {
+		if err = repo_model.TouchMirror(ctx, m); err != nil {
+			log.Error("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: failed to TouchMirror: %v", m.Repo, err)
+		}
 		return false
 	}