diff --git a/backend/api/Services/MissionDefinitionService.cs b/backend/api/Services/MissionDefinitionService.cs
index b76e8c4ac..822a299eb 100644
--- a/backend/api/Services/MissionDefinitionService.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Services/MissionDefinitionService.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ public async Task<MissionDefinition> UpdateLastSuccessfulMissionRun(string missi
                 logger.LogWarning("{Message}", errorMessage);
                 throw new MissionNotFoundException(errorMessage);
             }
+            if (missionRun.Status == MissionStatus.Successful)
+            {
+                missionDefinition.LastSuccessfulRun = missionRun;
+                logger.LogInformation($"Updated last successful mission run on mission definition {missionDefinitionId} to mission run {missionRunId}");
+            }
             return await Update(missionDefinition);
         }