diff --git a/src/util/completionmodel.cpp b/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
index 0bef743b1..a183c04a0 100644
--- a/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ void CompletionModel::addUser(const QString &str)
             this->emotes.erase(p.first);
             auto result2 = this->emotes.insert(ts);
             assert(result2.second);
+        } else {
+            p.first->timeAdded = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/completionmodel.hpp b/src/util/completionmodel.hpp
index 629f5dd15..016e23985 100644
--- a/src/util/completionmodel.hpp
+++ b/src/util/completionmodel.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class CompletionModel : public QAbstractListModel
         // Type will help decide the lifetime of the tagged strings
         Type type;
 
-        std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timeAdded;
+        mutable std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timeAdded;
 
         bool HasExpired(const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point &now) const
         {