diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index bb8549b..7f5ae67 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -536,6 +536,11 @@ while [ "${i}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
    rsync "$@" "${source}" "${destination_full}"; ret=$?
    _techo "Finished backup (rsync return code: $ret)."
 
+   #
+   # Set modification time (mtime) to current time
+   #
+   pcmd touch "${destination_dir}"
+
    #
    # Check if rsync exit code indicates failure.
    #