diff --git a/app/models/message.rb b/app/models/message.rb
index 20b9a756d..1736df978 100644
--- a/app/models/message.rb
+++ b/app/models/message.rb
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ class Message < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def update_contact_activity
-    sender.update(last_activity_at: DateTime.now) if sender.is_a?(Contact)
+    # rubocop:disable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
+    sender.update_columns(last_activity_at: DateTime.now) if sender.is_a?(Contact)
+    # rubocop:enable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
   end
 
   def update_waiting_since