diff --git a/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts b/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
index 25f479704..ce02655e2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ export const addLabelInPage = async (
       body: {
         script: {
           source: `if (ctx._source.labels == null) { 
-                    ctx._source.labels = [params.label]
+                    ctx._source.labels = [params.label];
+                    ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                   } else if (!ctx._source.labels.any(label -> label.name == params.label.name)) {
-                    ctx._source.labels.add(params.label) 
+                    ctx._source.labels.add(params.label) ;
+                    ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                   } else { ctx.op = 'none' }`,
           lang: 'painless',
           params: {
             label: label,
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         },
       },
@@ -99,20 +102,22 @@ export const deleteLabel = async (
   ctx: PageContext
 ): Promise<boolean> => {
   try {
-    console.log('deleting label', label)
     const { body } = await client.updateByQuery({
       index: INDEX_ALIAS,
       body: {
         script: {
           source: `if (ctx._source.highlights != null && ctx._source.highlights[0].labels != null) {
-                     ctx._source.highlights[0].labels.removeIf(label -> label.name == params.label)
+                     ctx._source.highlights[0].labels.removeIf(label -> label.name == params.label);
+                     ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                    }
                    if (ctx._source.labels != null) {
-                     ctx._source.labels.removeIf(label -> label.name == params.label)
+                     ctx._source.labels.removeIf(label -> label.name == params.label);
+                     ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                    }`,
           lang: 'painless',
           params: {
             label: label,
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         },
         query: {
@@ -178,15 +183,18 @@ export const updateLabel = async (
         script: {
           source: `if (ctx._source.labels != null) {
                      ctx._source.labels.removeIf(l -> l.id == params.label.id);
-                     ctx._source.labels.add(params.label)
+                     ctx._source.labels.add(params.label);
+                     ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                    }
                    if (ctx._source.highlights != null) {
                      ctx._source.highlights[0].labels.removeIf(l -> l.id == params.label.id);
-                     ctx._source.highlights[0].labels.add(params.label)
+                     ctx._source.highlights[0].labels.add(params.label);
+                     ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt
                    }`,
           lang: 'painless',
           params: {
             label: label,
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         },
         query: {
@@ -252,10 +260,12 @@ export const setLabelsForHighlight = async (
       index: INDEX_ALIAS,
       body: {
         script: {
-          source: `ctx._source.highlights[0].labels = params.labels`,
+          source: `ctx._source.highlights[0].labels = params.labels;
+                   ctx._source.updatedAt = params.updatedAt`,
           lang: 'painless',
           params: {
             labels: labels,
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         },
         query: {