diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
index 3c4290818603bf18b6a087706b91a7821fa422ff..365f9d44e09e38f582500507ea1ec49060fe208b 100755
--- a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ def reset_idler(v, vstatus, t = None):
 	idler = GreetingIdler(v, t)
 	vstatus.time_of_next_idlestep = time()+idler.next()
 	vstatus.time_of_next_idler = None
+	vstatus.time_to_autologout = None
 	vstatus.change_state(STATE_IDLE, 1)
 
 def choose_idler():