diff --git a/lib/kill-on-idle.js b/lib/kill-on-idle.js
index c614ef7..d8d6a3b 100644
--- a/lib/kill-on-idle.js
+++ b/lib/kill-on-idle.js
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ const killOnIdle = () => {
             ageMs,
             maxIdleMs,
         });
-    }
 
-    process.exit(1);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
 };
 
 const init = () => {
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const init = () => {
         return;
     }
 
+    touch();
+
     logger.verbose(`${MODULE_NAME} CF75F9CE: Registering kill on idle checker`, {
         maxIdleMs,
     });