diff --git a/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
index 490b32fbe..7fecefe98 100644
--- a/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Polls::QuestionsController < ApplicationController
     answer = @question.answers.find_or_initialize_by(author: current_user)
 
     answer.answer = params[:answer]
+    answer.touch if answer.persisted?
     answer.save!
     answer.record_voter_participation