diff --git a/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs b/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
index 2e2a95a51..1795167c0 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs/Handler/LMS.hs
@@ -231,19 +231,19 @@ dispatchJobLmsResults qid = JobHandlerAtomic act
           -- three separate DB operations per result is not so nice. All within one transaction though.
           let lmsUserStartedDay = localDay $ TZ.utcToLocalTimeTZ appTZ lmsUserStarted
               saneDate    = lmsResultSuccess `inBetween` (lmsUserStartedDay, min qualificationUserValidUntil locDay)
-                            && qualificationUserLastRefresh <= utctDay lmsUserStarted
+                            -- && qualificationUserLastRefresh <= utctDay lmsUserStarted    NOTE: not always true due to manual intervention; also renewValidQualificationUsers prevents double renewals anyway
               newStatus   = Just $ LmsSuccess lmsResultSuccess              
               -- newValidTo  = addGregorianMonthsRollOver (toInteger renewalMonths) qualificationUserValidUntil -- renew from old validUntil onwards
           note <- if saneDate && replaceLmsStatus lmsUserStatus newStatus
             then do
-              _ok <- renewValidQualificationUsers qid [qualificationUserUser] -- ignores possible blocks
-              -- when (ok==1) $ update luid -- we end lms regardless of wether a regular renewal was successful, since BPol users may simultaneoysly have on-premise renewal courses and E-Learnings
-              
               -- WORKAROUND LMS-Bug [supposedly fixed now, but isnt]: sometimes we receive success and failure simultaneously; success is correct, hence we must unblock if the reason was e-learning
               -- _ok <- qualificationUserUnblockByReason qid [qualificationUserUser] (qualificationBlockedReasonText QualificationBlockFailedELearning) -- affects audit log
               when (Just (qualificationBlockedReasonText QualificationBlockFailedELearning) == qualificationUserBlockedDue ^? _Just . _qualificationBlockedReason) $
                 update quid [ QualificationUserBlockedDue =. Nothing ]
 
+              _ok <- renewValidQualificationUsers qid [qualificationUserUser] -- ignores possible blocks
+              -- when (ok==1) $ update luid -- we end lms regardless of whether or not a regular renewal was successful, since BPol users may simultaneoysly have on-premise renewal courses and E-Learnings
+
               update luid 
                 [ LmsUserStatus   =. newStatus
                 , LmsUserReceived =. Just lmsResultTimestamp