diff --git a/userapi/storage/devices/sqlite3/storage.go b/userapi/storage/devices/sqlite3/storage.go
index 80076e8de..cfaf4fd99 100644
--- a/userapi/storage/devices/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/userapi/storage/devices/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (d *Database) RemoveAllDevices(
 
 // UpdateDeviceLastSeen updates a the last seen timestamp and the ip address
 func (d *Database) UpdateDeviceLastSeen(ctx context.Context, deviceID, ipAddr string) error {
-	return sqlutil.WithTransaction(d.db, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
+	return d.writer.Do(d.db, nil, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
 		return d.devices.updateDeviceLastSeen(ctx, txn, deviceID, ipAddr)
 	})
 }