diff --git a/src/module/module_repo.c b/src/module/module_repo.c
index 821e950f3dd01e0fac50a7075d5e5076358fb4f5..91bc22b285f75bd768ad3420025488ccf4fc8556 100644
--- a/src/module/module_repo.c
+++ b/src/module/module_repo.c
@@ -396,6 +396,20 @@ ___handle_got_json_dl(struct kara *kara)
              kara->filename);
 }
 
+PRIVATE_FUNCTION void
+___update_repo_timestamp_if_needed_on_ignore_kara(struct kara *kara, uint64_t repo_ts)
+{
+    uint64_t stored_ts  = 0;
+    const bool found_ts = database_get_kara_repo_timestamp_id(kara->db, (int)kara->id, &stored_ts);
+    if ((!found_ts) || (stored_ts <= 0)) {
+        LOG_INFO("REPO",
+                 "Update repo unix timestamp of kara %ld because it was "
+                 "not present in the DB (update of the DB scheme)",
+                 kara->id);
+        database_set_kara_repo_timestamp_id(kara->db, (int)kara->id, repo_ts);
+    }
+}
+
 PRIVATE_FUNCTION int
 ___handle_got_json_internal_callback(const char *key, const char *val, int comp, void *user)
 {
@@ -514,10 +528,8 @@ ___handle_got_json_internal_callback(const char *key, const char *val, int comp,
         /* Ignore kara */
         else {
             ++(kara->ignored_count);
-
-            /* Don't burn the disk */
-            ___sleep();
-
+            ___update_repo_timestamp_if_needed_on_ignore_kara(kara, (uint64_t)kara->unix_timestamp);
+            ___sleep(); /* Don't burn the disk */
             lkt_queue_send(kara->repo->queue, LKT_EVENT_TOUCH_KARA, (void *)(size_t)kara->id);
             lkt_queue_send(kara->repo->queue, LKT_EVENT_DB_UPDATE_TICK, NULL);
             LOG_DEBUG("REPO", "Ignore kara %ld", kara->id);
@@ -527,6 +539,7 @@ ___handle_got_json_internal_callback(const char *key, const char *val, int comp,
     do_it:
         /* Even if we must download the kara, the user could have filtered it out! */
         if (lkt_uri_match_kara_metadata(filter, &kara->mdt, kara->db, (int)kara->id)) {
+            ___update_repo_timestamp_if_needed_on_ignore_kara(kara, (uint64_t)kara->unix_timestamp);
             LOG_DEBUG("REPO", "The kara %ld is ignored because it was filtered out", kara->id);
             ++(kara->ignored_count);
             return 0;