diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/DefaultAnalyticsTableGenerator.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/DefaultAnalyticsTableGenerator.java
index 777c67382b6d..4d0d1dbf4f4f 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/DefaultAnalyticsTableGenerator.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/DefaultAnalyticsTableGenerator.java
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ public void generateResourceTables(JobProgress progress) {
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   private void generateResourceTablesInternal(JobProgress progress) {
-    final Date startTime = new Date();
-
     resourceTableService.dropAllSqlViews(progress);
 
     Map<String, Runnable> generators = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -184,6 +182,6 @@ private void generateResourceTablesInternal(JobProgress progress) {
     resourceTableService.createAllSqlViews(progress);
 
     systemSettingManager.saveSystemSetting(
-        SettingKey.LAST_SUCCESSFUL_RESOURCE_TABLES_UPDATE, startTime);
+        SettingKey.LAST_SUCCESSFUL_RESOURCE_TABLES_UPDATE, new Date());
   }
 }