diff --git a/TwitchLib.Api/Services/FollowerService.cs b/TwitchLib.Api/Services/FollowerService.cs
index be9afaa2..21891e9e 100644
--- a/TwitchLib.Api/Services/FollowerService.cs
+++ b/TwitchLib.Api/Services/FollowerService.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public void SetChannelsByName(List channelsToMonitor)
{
SetChannels(channelsToMonitor);
+ foreach (string channel in channelsToMonitor)
+ {
+ _lastFollowerDates[channel] = DateTime.UtcNow;
+ }
+
_monitor = NameBasedMonitor;
}