diff --git a/mysql/create_trigger.sql b/mysql/create_trigger.sql
index 86d41fc8..5eecee40 100644
--- a/mysql/create_trigger.sql
+++ b/mysql/create_trigger.sql
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CREATE TRIGGER mxq_add_group BEFORE INSERT ON mxq_group
 DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS mxq_update_group|
 CREATE TRIGGER mxq_update_group BEFORE UPDATE ON mxq_group
     FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
-        SET NEW.group_mtime = NOW();
+        SET NEW.group_mtime = GREATEST(OLD.group_mtime, NOW());
 
         IF OLD.group_jobs_inq > 0 AND OLD.group_jobs_running = 0 THEN
             SET NEW.stats_wait_sec = OLD.stats_wait_sec + (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NEW.group_mtime) - UNIX_TIMESTAMP(OLD.group_mtime));