diff --git a/src/modules/multirotor_att_control/multirotor_attitude_control.c b/src/modules/multirotor_att_control/multirotor_attitude_control.c
index 12d16f7c73..c78232f11c 100644
--- a/src/modules/multirotor_att_control/multirotor_attitude_control.c
+++ b/src/modules/multirotor_att_control/multirotor_attitude_control.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ void multirotor_control_attitude(const struct vehicle_attitude_setpoint_s *att_s
 	}
 
 	rates_sp->thrust = att_sp->thrust;
+    //need to update the timestamp now that we've touched rates_sp
+    rates_sp->timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
 
 	motor_skip_counter++;
 }