diff --git a/api.coffee b/api.coffee
index ddef3ba..a09a8f1 100644
--- a/api.coffee
+++ b/api.coffee
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ else
             response.end('405 Method Not Allowed')
         else if action is '/retry'
           if request.method == 'POST'
-            db.tasksCollection.update({_id : taskId}, {$unset : {fault : 1}, $inc : {retries : 1}, timestamp : new Date()}, (err, count) ->
+            db.tasksCollection.update({_id : taskId}, {$unset : {fault : 1}, $inc : {retries : 1}, '$set' : {timestamp : new Date()}}, (err, count) ->
               response.writeHead(200)
               response.end()
             )