diff --git a/kingfisher_scrapy/downloadermiddlewares.py b/kingfisher_scrapy/downloadermiddlewares.py
index 4214804d..3be541bd 100644
--- a/kingfisher_scrapy/downloadermiddlewares.py
+++ b/kingfisher_scrapy/downloadermiddlewares.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class Paraguay:
             requests_backlog = []
 
             def build_access_token_request(self):
+                self.access_token_scheduled_at = datetime.now()
+
                 return scrapy.Request("https://example.com")
     """