diff --git a/bin/api-umbrella-geoip-auto-updater b/bin/api-umbrella-geoip-auto-updater
index 27492d2ca..f4aa66aa8 100755
--- a/bin/api-umbrella-geoip-auto-updater
+++ b/bin/api-umbrella-geoip-auto-updater
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ while true; do
           echo "Reloading api-umbrella failed"
         fi
       fi
+
+      # Touch the file so we know we've checked it recently (even if we didn't
+      # replace it).
+      touch "$current_path"
     fi
   fi