diff --git a/scripts/article_type_term.php b/scripts/article_type_term.php
index a6a2f18..2f6d802 100755
--- a/scripts/article_type_term.php
+++ b/scripts/article_type_term.php
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ function apply_term($term_id, $entity_ids) {
     if ($add_term == TRUE) {
       $entity_terms = array_merge($entity->get('field_article_type')->getValue(), [['target_id' => $term_id]]);
       $entity->set('field_article_type', $entity_terms);
+      // Prevent this cleanup from changing the updated time of all our articles.
+      $entity->setChangedTime($entity->getChangedTime());
       $entity->save();
     }