diff --git a/daemon/ice.c b/daemon/ice.c
index 4fd9b12fd..cd727f6ec 100644
--- a/daemon/ice.c
+++ b/daemon/ice.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ void ice_slow_timer(void) {
  */
 void ice_slow_timer_iterator(void * dummy) {
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
+		gettimeofday(&rtpe_now, NULL);
 		ice_slow_timer();
 
 		thread_cancel_enable();
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 1300abbae..fc03497e5 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -3510,6 +3510,7 @@ next:
 }
 void kernel_stats_updater_iterator(void * dummy) {
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
+		gettimeofday(&rtpe_now, NULL);
 		kernel_stats_updater();
 
 		thread_cancel_enable();