diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 988cd71e9..c56ed3afc 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1195,9 +1195,7 @@ switchstate:
 						newts = stksess_new(st->table, NULL);
 						if (!newts)
 							goto ignore_msg;
-						/* Force expiratiion to remote date
-						   in case of first insert */
-						newts->expire = tick_add(now_ms, expire);
+
 						if (st->table->type == SMP_T_STR) {
 							unsigned int to_read, to_store;
 
@@ -1351,6 +1349,9 @@ switchstate:
 							}
 						}
 
+						/* Force new expiration */
+						ts->expire = tick_add(now_ms, expire);
+
 						HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(STK_SESS_LOCK, &ts->lock);
 						stktable_touch_remote(st->table, ts, 1);