diff --git a/enrol/paypal/ipn.php b/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
index 4f4ebd61119..2052db5208b 100644
--- a/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
+++ b/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     $data->courseid         = (int)$custom[1];
     $data->payment_gross    = $data->mc_gross;
     $data->payment_currency = $data->mc_currency;
+    $data->timeupdated      = time();
 
 
 /// get the user and course records