diff --git a/schemas/database/010_latest_insertion_timestamp.sql b/schemas/database/010_latest_insertion_timestamp.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52a091da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/database/010_latest_insertion_timestamp.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE latest_insertion_timestamp (
+    Lock char(1)                NOT NULL DEFAULT 'X',
+    insertion_timestamp         TIMESTAMPTZ,
+    constraint PK_T2            PRIMARY KEY (Lock),
+    constraint CK_T2_Locked     CHECK (Lock='X')
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index e02597bc..7a4a4982 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,19 @@ impl Database {
         }))
     }
 
+    pub async fn get_latest_insertion_timestamp(&self) -> Result<Option<DateTime<Utc>>, Error> {
+        let query = sqlx::query(
+            r#"
+            SELECT insertion_timestamp 
+            FROM latest_insertion_timestamp 
+            WHERE Lock = 'X';"#,
+        );
+
+        let row = self.pool.fetch_optional(query).await?;
+
+        Ok(row.map(|r| r.get::<DateTime<Utc>, _>(0)))
+    }
+
     pub async fn count_unprocessed_identities(&self) -> Result<i32, Error> {
         let query = sqlx::query(
             r#"
@@ -537,6 +550,24 @@ impl Database {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn update_latest_insertion_timestamp(
+        &self,
+        insertion_timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let query = sqlx::query(
+            r#"
+            INSERT INTO latest_insertion_timestamp (Lock, insertion_timestamp)
+            VALUES ('X', $1)
+            ON CONFLICT (Lock)
+            DO UPDATE SET insertion_timestamp = EXCLUDED.insertion_timestamp;
+            "#,
+        )
+        .bind(insertion_timestamp);
+
+        self.pool.execute(query).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn update_latest_deletion(
         &self,
         deletion_timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
@@ -1141,6 +1172,22 @@ mod test {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_update_insertion_timestamp() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let (db, _db_container) = setup_db().await?;
+
+        let insertion_timestamp = Utc::now();
+
+        db.update_latest_insertion_timestamp(insertion_timestamp)
+            .await?;
+
+        let latest_insertion_timestamp = db.get_latest_insertion_timestamp().await?.unwrap();
+
+        assert!(latest_insertion_timestamp.timestamp() - insertion_timestamp.timestamp() <= 1);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_insert_deletion() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let (db, _db_container) = setup_db().await?;
diff --git a/src/task_monitor/tasks/process_identities.rs b/src/task_monitor/tasks/process_identities.rs
index 929440e1..4cf925ab 100644
--- a/src/task_monitor/tasks/process_identities.rs
+++ b/src/task_monitor/tasks/process_identities.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result as AnyhowResult};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use ethers::types::U256;
 use ruint::Uint;
 use semaphore::merkle_tree::Proof;
@@ -86,7 +87,10 @@ async fn process_identities(
     // inserted. If we have an incomplete batch but are within a small delta of the
     // tick happening anyway in the wake branch, we insert the current
     // (possibly-incomplete) batch anyway.
-    let mut last_batch_time: SystemTime = SystemTime::now();
+    let mut last_batch_time: DateTime<Utc> = database
+        .get_latest_insertion_timestamp()
+        .await?
+        .unwrap_or(Utc::now());
 
     loop {
         // We ping-pong between two cases for being woken. This ensures that there is a
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ async fn process_identities(
                     &updates,
                 ).await?;
 
-                last_batch_time = SystemTime::now();
+                last_batch_time = Utc::now();
+                database.update_latest_insertion_timestamp(last_batch_time).await?;
 
                 // Also wake up if woken up due to a tick
                 wake_up_notify.notify_one();
@@ -135,15 +140,12 @@ async fn process_identities(
                 // We unconditionally convert `u64 -> i64` as numbers should
                 // always be small. If the numbers are not always small then
                 // we _want_ to panic as something is horribly broken.
-                let current_time = SystemTime::now();
-                let diff_secs = if let Ok(diff) = current_time.duration_since(last_batch_time) {
-                    diff.as_secs()
-                } else {
-                    warn!("Identity committer thinks that the last batch is in the future.");
-                    continue
-                };
+                let current_time = Utc::now();
+                let diff_secs = current_time - last_batch_time;
+                #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
+                let diff_secs_u64 = diff_secs.num_seconds() as u64;
                 let should_process_anyway =
-                    timeout_secs.abs_diff(diff_secs) <= DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_SECS;
+                    timeout_secs.abs_diff(diff_secs_u64) <= DEBOUNCE_THRESHOLD_SECS;
 
                 let next_update = batching_tree.peek_next_updates(1);
                 if next_update.is_empty() {
@@ -185,7 +187,8 @@ async fn process_identities(
                 // we don't trigger again until either we get a full batch
                 // or the timer ticks.
                 timer.reset();
-                last_batch_time = SystemTime::now();
+                last_batch_time = Utc::now();
+                database.update_latest_insertion_timestamp(last_batch_time).await?;
 
                 // We want to check if there's a full batch available immediately
                 wake_up_notify.notify_one();