diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
index 0369eeee..f4a6a477 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ long CronTracker(CVars in, CVars &out){
         
          if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT id AS cron_id,active FROM cron_jobs WHERE job_type ='%s' ", in["job_type"].c_str())> 0){
            ret = out["active"].Long();
-           res = pgsql_query("UPDATE cron_jobs SET updated=now() WHERE id = %lu", out["cron_id"].Long());
+           res = pgsql_query("UPDATE cron_jobs SET updated=now(), active=1 WHERE id = %lu", out["cron_id"].Long());
          }
          else{
             CVars xx;