# Don't change 'last seen' when impersonating a user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-change-last-seen-when-impersonating-a-user/5764
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** impersonate
**Created:** [April 10, 2013, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-change-last-seen-when-impersonating-a-user/5764 "2013-04-10T10:16:43Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-change-last-seen-when-impersonating-a-user/5764/5 "2025-09-15T15:16:41Z")

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Good catch! The conversation continues in this later topic:

> [@Suggestion: Impersonating an account should not affect "last seen" date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-impersonating-an-account-should-not-affect-last-seen-date/189347):
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> Hey guys Current behaviour is: When impersonating a user’s account, the last seen date is affected by this action. This behaviour is confusing for other users and our staff since they assume, that the user was actually online at this date/time. My suggestion is to not count the impersonation towards the last seen date. Would appreciate your feedback on this slight_smile

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