diff --git a/ansible_base/oauth2_provider/models/access_token.py b/ansible_base/oauth2_provider/models/access_token.py
index eb79ec544..9eff01daa 100644
--- a/ansible_base/oauth2_provider/models/access_token.py
+++ b/ansible_base/oauth2_provider/models/access_token.py
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ def is_valid(self, scopes=None):
             self.last_used = now()
 
             def _update_last_used():
-                if OAuth2AccessToken.objects.filter(pk=self.pk).exists():
-                    self.save(update_fields=['last_used'])
+                OAuth2AccessToken.objects.filter(pk=self.pk).update(last_used=self.last_used)
 
             connection.on_commit(_update_last_used)
         return valid