diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Proxy/Http/Rules/Verification/Update.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Proxy/Http/Rules/Verification/Update.php
index 903eadd901..7267449a03 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Proxy/Http/Rules/Verification/Update.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Proxy/Http/Rules/Verification/Update.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Appwrite\SDK\Method;
 use Appwrite\SDK\Response as SDKResponse;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Response;
 use Utopia\Database\Database;
+use Utopia\Database\DateTime;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
 use Utopia\Database\Validator\UID;
 use Utopia\Logger\Log;
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ class Update extends Action
         Database $dbForPlatform,
         Log $log
     ) {
-        var_dump("entered update rule verification");
         $rule = $dbForPlatform->getDocument('rules', $ruleId);
 
         if ($rule->isEmpty() || $rule->getAttribute('projectInternalId') !== $project->getSequence()) {
@@ -91,15 +91,13 @@ class Update extends Action
             $this->verifyRule($rule, $log);
             $updates->setAttribute('verificationLogs', '');
         } catch (Exception $err) {
-            var_dump("error in update rule verification, setting verification logs");
             $dbForPlatform->updateDocument('rules', $rule->getId(), new Document([
+                '$updatedAt' => DateTime::now(),
                 'verificationLogs' => $err->getMessage(),
             ]));
-            var_dump($dbForPlatform->getDocument('rules', $rule->getId()));
             throw $err;
         }
 
-        var_dump("setting status to generating certificate");
         $updates->setAttribute('status', RULE_STATUS_GENERATING_CERTIFICATE);
 
         $rule = $dbForPlatform->updateDocument('rules', $rule->getId(), $updates);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Proxy/ProxyCustomServerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Proxy/ProxyCustomServerTest.php
index da7c161042..af700f4aa9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Proxy/ProxyCustomServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Proxy/ProxyCustomServerTest.php
@@ -704,4 +704,37 @@ class ProxyCustomServerTest extends Scope
 
         $this->cleanupRule($rule['body']['$id']);
     }
+
+    public function testUpdateRuleVerificationWithSameDataUpdatesTimestamp(): void
+    {
+        $domain = \uniqid() . '-timestamp-test.webapp.com';
+        $rule = $this->createAPIRule($domain);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(201, $rule['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(RULE_STATUS_VERIFICATION_FAILED, $rule['body']['status']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($rule['body']['verificationLogs']);
+
+        $ruleId = $rule['body']['$id'];
+        $initialUpdatedAt = $rule['body']['$updatedAt'];
+        $initialVerificationLogs = $rule['body']['verificationLogs'];
+
+        sleep(1);
+
+        $updatedRule = $this->updateRuleVerification($ruleId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(400, $updatedRule['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString($initialVerificationLogs, $updatedRule['body']['message']);
+
+        $ruleAfterUpdate = $this->getRule($ruleId);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $ruleAfterUpdate['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(RULE_STATUS_VERIFICATION_FAILED, $ruleAfterUpdate['body']['status']);
+        $this->assertEquals($initialVerificationLogs, $ruleAfterUpdate['body']['verificationLogs']);
+        $this->assertNotEquals($initialUpdatedAt, $ruleAfterUpdate['body']['$updatedAt']);
+
+        $initialTime = new \DateTime($initialUpdatedAt);
+        $updatedTime = new \DateTime($ruleAfterUpdate['body']['$updatedAt']);
+        $this->assertGreaterThan($initialTime, $updatedTime);
+
+        $this->cleanupRule($ruleId);
+    }
 }