diff --git a/src/auto-reply/heartbeat.ts b/src/auto-reply/heartbeat.ts
index 838327a6129..2cb54af19df 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/heartbeat.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/heartbeat.ts
@@ -277,31 +277,3 @@ export function isTaskDue(lastRunMs: number | undefined, interval: string, nowMs
     return false;
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Get or initialize last run time for a task from session store.
- */
-export function getTaskLastRunMs(
-  taskName: string,
-  sessionEntry: Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
-): number | undefined {
-  if (!sessionEntry?.heartbeatTaskState) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const taskState = sessionEntry.heartbeatTaskState as Record<string, number>;
-  return taskState[taskName];
-}
-
-/**
- * Update last run time for a task in session store.
- */
-export function updateTaskLastRunMs(
-  taskName: string,
-  nowMs: number,
-  sessionEntry: Record<string, unknown>,
-): void {
-  if (!sessionEntry.heartbeatTaskState) {
-    sessionEntry.heartbeatTaskState = {};
-  }
-  (sessionEntry.heartbeatTaskState as Record<string, number>)[taskName] = nowMs;
-}
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
index 4740eef79e9..140a09a2569 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
@@ -879,6 +879,8 @@ export async function runHeartbeatOnce(opts: {
         silent: !okSent,
         indicatorType: visibility.useIndicator ? resolveIndicatorType("ok-token") : undefined,
       });
+      heartbeatSuccess = true;
+      await updateTaskTimestamps();
       return { status: "ran", durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt };
     }
 
@@ -915,6 +917,8 @@ export async function runHeartbeatOnce(opts: {
         channel: delivery.channel !== "none" ? delivery.channel : undefined,
         accountId: delivery.accountId,
       });
+      heartbeatSuccess = true;
+      await updateTaskTimestamps();
       return { status: "ran", durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt };
     }
 
@@ -935,6 +939,8 @@ export async function runHeartbeatOnce(opts: {
         hasMedia: mediaUrls.length > 0,
         accountId: delivery.accountId,
       });
+      heartbeatSuccess = true;
+      await updateTaskTimestamps();
       return { status: "ran", durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt };
     }