diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py b/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
index fc4c04156bf5..0386c30dcdb4 100644
--- a/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
+++ b/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def _validate_session(self, message, lang):
         else:
             sess.lang = lang
             SessionManager.update(sess)
+        sess.touch()
         return sess
 
     def handle_utterance(self, message):
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py b/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
index 81313ab7efd0..4a3e6e0d8a1f 100644
--- a/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
+++ b/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ def deactivate_skill(self, skill_id, source_skill=None, message=None):
             session = SessionManager.get(message)
             if session.is_active(skill_id):
                 # update converse session
-                if message:
-                    session.update_history(message)
                 session.deactivate_skill(skill_id)
 
                 # keep message.context
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@ def activate_skill(self, skill_id, source_skill=None, message=None):
         if self._activate_allowed(skill_id, source_skill):
             # update converse session
             session = SessionManager.get(message)
-            if message:
-                session.update_history(message)
             session.activate_skill(skill_id)
 
             # keep message.context
@@ -263,7 +259,6 @@ def converse(self, utterances, skill_id, lang, message):
 
         state = session.utterance_states.get(skill_id, UtteranceState.INTENT)
         if state == UtteranceState.RESPONSE:
-            session.update_history(message)
             converse_msg = message.reply("skill.converse.get_response",
                                          {"skill_id": skill_id,
                                           "utterances": utterances,
@@ -272,7 +267,6 @@ def converse(self, utterances, skill_id, lang, message):
             return True
 
         if self._converse_allowed(skill_id):
-            session.update_history(message)
             converse_msg = message.reply("skill.converse.request",
                                          {"skill_id": skill_id,
                                           "utterances": utterances,
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index ecf8b3316e32..ce854456456f 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ combo-lock>=0.2.2, <0.3
 padacioso~=0.2, >=0.2.1a8
 adapt-parser>=1.0.0, <2.0.0
 
-ovos-bus-client<0.1.0, >=0.0.6a9
+ovos-bus-client<0.1.0, >=0.0.6a10
 ovos-utils<0.1.0, >=0.0.36a8
 ovos-plugin-manager<0.1.0, >=0.0.24a9
 ovos-config~=0.0,>=0.0.11a13