diff --git a/BuildContrib/lib/Foswiki/Contrib/Build.pm b/BuildContrib/lib/Foswiki/Contrib/Build.pm
index 8d02620ae7..23a09490af 100644
--- a/BuildContrib/lib/Foswiki/Contrib/Build.pm
+++ b/BuildContrib/lib/Foswiki/Contrib/Build.pm
@@ -2125,6 +2125,7 @@ sub _postForm {
         print "Taking a deep breath after the last upload";
         sleep(2);
     }
+    $lastUpload = time();
 
     my $response =
       $userAgent->post( $url, $form, 'Content_Type' => 'form-data' );