diff --git a/src/panoptes/pocs/utils/cli/network.py b/src/panoptes/pocs/utils/cli/network.py
index c80d29eb2..2c3889073 100644
--- a/src/panoptes/pocs/utils/cli/network.py
+++ b/src/panoptes/pocs/utils/cli/network.py
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ def handleEvent(event):
                 print(f'Adding data for {record_type=}: {data}')
 
             # Update the unit's metadata with the record_type.
-            unit_ref.set({'metadata': {record_type: data}}, merge=True)
+            unit_ref.set({
+                'metadata': {
+                    record_type: data
+                },
+                'last_updated': firestore.SERVER_TIMESTAMP,
+            }, merge=True)
 
             # Add the record, storing the record_type name in the data.
             data['record_type'] = record_type