diff --git a/app/controllers/page_views_controller.rb b/app/controllers/page_views_controller.rb
index 7acd2ac96..9f9185f35 100644
--- a/app/controllers/page_views_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/page_views_controller.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ class PageViewsController < ApplicationMetalController
 
   def update
     if session_current_user_id
-      page_view = PageView.find_or_create_by(article_id: params[:id], user_id: session_current_user_id)
-      page_view.update_column(:time_tracked_in_seconds, page_view.time_tracked_in_seconds + 15)
+      page_view = PageView.order("created_at DESC").find_or_create_by(article_id: params[:id], user_id: session_current_user_id)
+      unless page_view.new_record?
+        page_view.update_column(:time_tracked_in_seconds, page_view.time_tracked_in_seconds + 15)
+      end
     end
 
     head :ok
diff --git a/spec/requests/page_views_spec.rb b/spec/requests/page_views_spec.rb
index c98e62e79..15441db20 100644
--- a/spec/requests/page_views_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/page_views_spec.rb
@@ -91,12 +91,15 @@ RSpec.describe "PageViews", type: :request do
       end
 
       it "updates a new page view time on page by 15" do
-        post "/page_views", params: {
-          article_id: article.id
-        }
+        post "/page_views", params: { article_id: article.id }
         put "/page_views/" + article.id.to_s
         expect(PageView.last.time_tracked_in_seconds).to eq(30)
       end
+
+      it "does not update an invalid page view" do
+        invalid_id = article.id + 100
+        expect { put "/page_views/" + invalid_id.to_s }.not_to raise_error
+      end
     end
 
     context "when user is not signed in" do