diff --git a/models/repo/update.go b/models/repo/update.go
index e7ca224028..fce357a1ac 100644
--- a/models/repo/update.go
+++ b/models/repo/update.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ func UpdateRepositoryCols(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, cols ...string)
 	return err
 }
 
+// UpdateRepositoryColsNoAutoTime updates repository's columns and but applies time change automatically
+func UpdateRepositoryColsNoAutoTime(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, cols ...string) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(repo.ID).Cols(cols...).NoAutoTime().Update(repo)
+	return err
+}
+
 // ErrReachLimitOfRepo represents a "ReachLimitOfRepo" kind of error.
 type ErrReachLimitOfRepo struct {
 	Limit int
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view_home.go b/routers/web/repo/view_home.go
index a5b541f214..169c1a277f 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view_home.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view_home.go
@@ -224,11 +224,14 @@ func prepareRecentlyPushedNewBranches(ctx *context.Context) {
 }
 
 func updateContextRepoEmptyAndStatus(ctx *context.Context, empty bool, status repo_model.RepositoryStatus) {
+	if ctx.Repo.Repository.IsEmpty == empty && ctx.Repo.Repository.Status == status {
+		return
+	}
 	ctx.Repo.Repository.IsEmpty = empty
 	if ctx.Repo.Repository.Status == repo_model.RepositoryReady || ctx.Repo.Repository.Status == repo_model.RepositoryBroken {
 		ctx.Repo.Repository.Status = status // only handle ready and broken status, leave other status as-is
 	}
-	if err := repo_model.UpdateRepositoryCols(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, "is_empty", "status"); err != nil {
+	if err := repo_model.UpdateRepositoryColsNoAutoTime(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, "is_empty", "status"); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("updateContextRepoEmptyAndStatus: UpdateRepositoryCols", err)
 		return
 	}