diff --git a/src/common/connection.py b/src/common/connection.py
index 886e1f4cf..347e30796 100644
--- a/src/common/connection.py
+++ b/src/common/connection.py
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ class Connection(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlers):
 				last_date = time.time() - gajim.config.get(
 					'muc_restore_timeout') * 60
 			else:
-				last_time = min(last_date, time.time() - gajim.config.get(
+				last_date = min(last_date, time.time() - gajim.config.get(
 					'muc_restore_timeout') * 60)
 			last_date = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', time.gmtime(last_date))
 			t.setTag('history', {'maxstanzas': gajim.config.get(