diff --git a/src/Worker/Cron.php b/src/Worker/Cron.php
index 762deadd7..8253bfea3 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Cron.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Cron.php
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ class Cron
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
 	private static function pollContacts() {
-		$min_poll_interval = DI::config()->get('system', 'min_poll_interval');
-
 		Addon::reload();
 
 		$sql = "SELECT `contact`.`id`, `contact`.`nick`, `contact`.`name`, `contact`.`network`, `contact`.`archive`,
@@ -278,12 +276,17 @@ class Cron
 			/*
 			 * Based on $contact['priority'], should we poll this site now? Or later?
 			 */
-			$t = $contact['last-update'];
+
+			$min_poll_interval = DI::config()->get('system', 'min_poll_interval');
 
 			$poll_intervals = [$min_poll_interval . ' minute', '15 minute', '30 minute',
 				'1 hour', '2 hour', '3 hour', '6 hour', '12 hour' ,'1 day', '1 week', '1 month'];
 
-			if (empty($poll_intervals[$rating]) || (DateTimeFormat::utcNow() > DateTimeFormat::utc($t . ' + ' . $poll_intervals[$rating])))  {
+			$now = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
+			$next_update = DateTimeFormat::utc($contact['last-update'] . ' + ' . $poll_intervals[$rating]);
+
+			if (empty($poll_intervals[$rating]) || ($now < $next_update))  {
+				Logger::debug('No update', ['cid' => $contact['id'], 'rating' => $rating, 'next' => $next_update, 'now' => $now]);
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
index 7d6951731..5fc65b211 100644
--- a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
+++ b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			DBA::update('contact', ['last-update' => $updated], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 			return;
 		}		
-		
+
 		// We don't poll AP contacts by now
 		if ($protocol === Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB) {
 			Logger::log("Don't poll AP contact");
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ class OnePoll
 			Logger::log("Mail: no mails for ".$mailconf['user']);
 		}
 
+		self::updateContact($contact, ['failed' => false, 'last-update' => $updated, 'success_update' => $updated]);
+		Contact::unmarkForArchival($contact);
+
 		Logger::log("Mail: closing connection for ".$mailconf['user']);
 		imap_close($mbox);
 	}