diff --git a/src/analytics/identifiers/session.ts b/src/analytics/identifiers/session.ts
index 2828bafefd..e94ece704f 100644
--- a/src/analytics/identifiers/session.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/identifiers/session.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ let sessionId = (() => {
   const lastEvent = device.get(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'])
   const id = existing && !isSessionIdExpired(lastEvent) ? existing : uuid.v4()
   device.set(['nativeSessionId'], id)
+  device.set(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'], Date.now())
   return id
 })()
 
@@ -29,9 +30,8 @@ export function useSessionId() {
           device.set(['nativeSessionId'], sessionId)
           setId(sessionId)
         }
-      } else {
-        device.set(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'], Date.now())
       }
+      device.set(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'], Date.now())
     })
     return () => sub.remove()
   }, [])
diff --git a/src/analytics/identifiers/session.web.ts b/src/analytics/identifiers/session.web.ts
index 2fc68ce83d..c2b2090cf0 100644
--- a/src/analytics/identifiers/session.web.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/identifiers/session.web.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ let sessionId = (() => {
   const lastEvent = lastEventStr ? Number(lastEventStr) : undefined
   const id = existing && !isSessionIdExpired(lastEvent) ? existing : uuid.v4()
   window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_KEY, id)
+  window.sessionStorage.setItem(LAST_EVENT_KEY, String(Date.now()))
   return id
 })()
 
@@ -33,9 +34,8 @@ export function useSessionId() {
           window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_KEY, sessionId)
           setId(sessionId)
         }
-      } else {
-        window.sessionStorage.setItem(LAST_EVENT_KEY, String(Date.now()))
       }
+      window.sessionStorage.setItem(LAST_EVENT_KEY, String(Date.now()))
     })
     return () => sub.remove()
   }, [])