diff --git a/PFERD/ilias/downloader.py b/PFERD/ilias/downloader.py
index dca9435..f685f7a 100644
--- a/PFERD/ilias/downloader.py
+++ b/PFERD/ilias/downloader.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import datetime
 import logging
+import math
+import os
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -119,7 +121,15 @@ class IliasDownloader:
             LOGGER.info("Retrying download: %r", info)
             self._authenticator.authenticate(self._session)
 
-        self._organizer.accept_file(tmp_file, info.path)
+        dst_path = self._organizer.accept_file(tmp_file, info.path)
+        if dst_path and info.modification_date:
+            os.utime(
+                dst_path,
+                times=(
+                    math.ceil(info.modification_date.timestamp()),
+                    math.ceil(info.modification_date.timestamp())
+                )
+            )
 
     def _try_download(self, info: IliasDownloadInfo, target: Path) -> bool:
         url = info.url()
diff --git a/PFERD/organizer.py b/PFERD/organizer.py
index 67bf83d..2fe4316 100644
--- a/PFERD/organizer.py
+++ b/PFERD/organizer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import filecmp
 import logging
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
-from typing import List, Set
+from typing import List, Optional, Set
 
 from .download_summary import DownloadSummary
 from .location import Location
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@ class Organizer(Location):
 
         self.download_summary = DownloadSummary()
 
-    def accept_file(self, src: Path, dst: PurePath) -> None:
-        """Move a file to this organizer and mark it."""
+    def accept_file(self, src: Path, dst: PurePath) -> Optional[Path]:
+        """
+        Move a file to this organizer and mark it.
+
+        Returns the path the file was moved to, to allow the caller to adjust the metadata.
+        As you might still need to adjust the metadata when the file was identical
+        (e.g. update the timestamp), the path is also returned in this case.
+        In all other cases (ignored, not overwritten, etc.) this method returns None.
+        """
         src_absolute = src.resolve()
         dst_absolute = self.resolve(dst)
 
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ class Organizer(Location):
             PRETTY.warning(f"File {str(dst_absolute)!r} was already written!")
             if not prompt_yes_no(f"Overwrite file?", default=False):
                 PRETTY.ignored_file(dst_absolute, "file was written previously")
-                return
+                return None
 
         # Destination file is directory
         if dst_absolute.exists() and dst_absolute.is_dir():
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ class Organizer(Location):
                 shutil.rmtree(dst_absolute)
             else:
                 PRETTY.warning(f"Could not add file {str(dst_absolute)!r}")
-                return
+                return None
 
         # Destination file exists
         if dst_absolute.exists() and dst_absolute.is_file():
@@ -68,9 +75,7 @@ class Organizer(Location):
                 # Bail out, nothing more to do
                 PRETTY.ignored_file(dst_absolute, "same file contents")
                 self.mark(dst)
-                # Touch it to update the timestamp
-                dst_absolute.touch()
-                return
+                return dst_absolute
 
             self.download_summary.add_modified_file(dst_absolute)
             PRETTY.modified_file(dst_absolute)
@@ -87,6 +92,8 @@ class Organizer(Location):
 
         self.mark(dst)
 
+        return dst_absolute
+
     def mark(self, path: PurePath) -> None:
         """Mark a file as used so it will not get cleaned up."""
         absolute_path = self.resolve(path)