diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index bbb72352c..9a97ebb6b 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1811,21 +1811,20 @@ int peer_treat_updatemsg(struct appctx *appctx, struct peer *p, int updt, int ex
 
 	expire = MS_TO_TICKS(table->expire);
 
-	if (p->learnstate != PEER_LR_ST_PROCESSING) {
-		if (updt) {
-			if (msg_len < sizeof(update)) {
-				TRACE_ERROR("malformed update message: message too small", PEERS_EV_SESS_IO|PEERS_EV_RX_MSG|PEERS_EV_PROTO_ERR, appctx, p, st);
-				goto malformed_exit;
-			}
+	if (updt) {
+		if (msg_len < sizeof(update)) {
+			TRACE_ERROR("malformed update message: message too small", PEERS_EV_SESS_IO|PEERS_EV_RX_MSG|PEERS_EV_PROTO_ERR, appctx, p, st);
+			goto malformed_exit;
+		}
 
-			memcpy(&update, *msg_cur, sizeof(update));
-			*msg_cur += sizeof(update);
-			st->last_get = htonl(update);
-		}
-		else {
-			st->last_get++;
-		}
+		memcpy(&update, *msg_cur, sizeof(update));
+		*msg_cur += sizeof(update);
 	}
+	else
+		update = st->last_get + 1;
+
+	if (p->learnstate != PEER_LR_ST_PROCESSING)
+		st->last_get = htonl(update);
 
 	if (exp) {
 		size_t expire_sz = sizeof expire;