diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 4ec66746f8d02..ac9bb5d0062cd 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
  * Tokens are still checked every 5 minutes for validity
  * max value: 300
  *
- * Defaults to ``300``
+ * Defaults to ``60``
  */
 'token_auth_activity_update' => 60,
 
diff --git a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
index 824e2e056c813..7ed6c3966ecc8 100644
--- a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
+++ b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ public function updateToken(IToken $token) {
 		if (!($token instanceof PublicKeyToken)) {
 			throw new InvalidTokenException("Invalid token type");
 		}
+		$now = $this->time->getTime();
+		$token->setLastActivity($now);
 		$this->mapper->update($token);
 	}