diff --git a/HDX-System/resources/config_sample/log4j.xml b/HDX-System/resources/config_sample/log4j.xml
index 47e9cd9c..e7bbb17b 100644
--- a/HDX-System/resources/config_sample/log4j.xml
+++ b/HDX-System/resources/config_sample/log4j.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
 			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p %d{yy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}: %m (%F:%L) [%t]%n" />
 		</layout>
 	</appender>
+  
+  <appender name="hdx-ckan-updater-job" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
+    <!-- <param name="file" value="D:\\HDX\\logs\\hdx.log" /> -->
+    <!-- <param name="file" value="${HDX_FOLDER}/logs/hdx.log" /> -->
+    <param name="file" value="/opt/ocha/hdx/logs/ckanUpdaterJob.log" />
+    <param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB" />
+    <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="20" />
+    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p %d{yy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}: %m (%F:%L) [%t]%n" />
+    </layout>
+  </appender>
 
 	<appender name="hdx-console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
 		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
@@ -71,6 +82,12 @@
 		<appender-ref ref="hdx-file-core" />
 		<appender-ref ref="hdx-console" />
 	</logger>
+  
+  <logger name="ckan-updater-logger" additivity="false">
+    <level value="debug" />
+    <appender-ref ref="hdx-ckan-updater-job" />
+    <appender-ref ref="hdx-console" />
+  </logger>
 
 	<!-- =================================== === ROOT Logger settings =================================== -->
 
diff --git a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/jobs/MetadataUpdater.java b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/jobs/MetadataUpdater.java
index fdeb5bcf..cbd047ec 100644
--- a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/jobs/MetadataUpdater.java
+++ b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/jobs/MetadataUpdater.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package org.ocha.hdx.jobs;
 
-import org.ocha.hdx.service.HDXService;
+import org.ocha.hdx.service.CkanSynchronizerService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 public class MetadataUpdater implements Runnable {
 
-	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MetadataUpdater.class);
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ckan-updater-logger");
 
 	@Autowired
-	private HDXService hdxService;
+	private CkanSynchronizerService ckanSynchronizerServiceImpl;
 
 	@Override
 	@Scheduled(fixedDelay = 100000, initialDelay = 100000)
 	public void run() {
 		try {
-			// ...
+			ckanSynchronizerServiceImpl.updateMetadataToCkan();
 
 		} catch (final Throwable e) {
 			log.error(e.toString(), e);
diff --git a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO.java b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO.java
index d35dacb4..1d2e235c 100644
--- a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO.java
+++ b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package org.ocha.hdx.persistence.dao.ckan;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.ocha.hdx.model.DataSerie;
 import org.ocha.hdx.persistence.entity.ckan.DataSerieToCuratedDataset;
 
 public interface DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO {
@@ -12,4 +14,26 @@ public interface DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO {
 	 */
 	public List<DataSerieToCuratedDataset> getDatasetsWithUnsyncedMetadata();
 
+	/**
+	 * updates the lastMetadataUpdate field for the DataSerieToCuratedDataset found with DataSerie
+	 * 
+	 * @param dataSerie
+	 *            to find the unique corresponding DataSerieToCuratedDataset
+	 * @param newTimestamp
+	 *            the new lastMetadataUpdate ts
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public void updateLastMetadataTimestamp(final DataSerie dataSerie, final Date newTimestamp);
+
+	/**
+	 * updates the lastDataUpdate field for the DataSerieToCuratedDataset found with DataSerie
+	 * 
+	 * @param dataSerie
+	 *            to find the unique corresponding DataSerieToCuratedDataset
+	 * @param newTimestamp
+	 *            the new lastDataUpdate ts
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public void updateLastDataTimestamp(final DataSerie dataSerie, final Date newTimestamp);
+
 }
diff --git a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAOImpl.java b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAOImpl.java
index 6e195f2a..c5c1d2df 100644
--- a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAOImpl.java
+++ b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/persistence/dao/ckan/DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAOImpl.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package org.ocha.hdx.persistence.dao.ckan;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
 import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;
 
+import org.ocha.hdx.model.DataSerie;
 import org.ocha.hdx.persistence.entity.ckan.DataSerieToCuratedDataset;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 public class DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAOImpl implements DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO {
 
@@ -20,4 +23,28 @@ public List<DataSerieToCuratedDataset> getDatasetsWithUnsyncedMetadata() {
 		return query.getResultList();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	@Transactional
+	public void updateLastMetadataTimestamp(final DataSerie dataSerie, final Date newTimestamp) {
+		final TypedQuery<DataSerieToCuratedDataset> query = em.createQuery(
+				"SELECT dstcd FROM DataSerieToCuratedDataset dstcd WHERE dstcd.source.code = :sourceCode And dstcd.indicatorType.code = :indicatorTypeCode", DataSerieToCuratedDataset.class);
+		query.setParameter("sourceCode", dataSerie.getSourceCode());
+		query.setParameter("indicatorTypeCode", dataSerie.getIndicatorCode());
+
+		final DataSerieToCuratedDataset singleResult = query.getSingleResult();
+		singleResult.setLastMetadataUpdate(newTimestamp);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Transactional
+	public void updateLastDataTimestamp(final DataSerie dataSerie, final Date newTimestamp) {
+		final TypedQuery<DataSerieToCuratedDataset> query = em.createQuery(
+				"SELECT dstcd FROM DataSerieToCuratedDataset dstcd WHERE dstcd.source.code = :sourceCode And dstcd.indicatorType.code = :indicatorTypeCode", DataSerieToCuratedDataset.class);
+		query.setParameter("sourceCode", dataSerie.getSourceCode());
+		query.setParameter("indicatorTypeCode", dataSerie.getIndicatorCode());
+
+		final DataSerieToCuratedDataset singleResult = query.getSingleResult();
+		singleResult.setLastDataUpdate(newTimestamp);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/service/CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl.java b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/service/CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl.java
index 9cab2dec..82df9ca9 100644
--- a/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/service/CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/HDX-System/src/main/java/org/ocha/hdx/service/CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl.java
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 
 import org.ocha.hdx.persistence.dao.ckan.DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO;
 import org.ocha.hdx.persistence.entity.ckan.DataSerieToCuratedDataset;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 public class CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl extends CkanClient implements CkanSynchronizerService {
 
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ckan-updater-logger");
+
 	@Autowired
 	private DataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO dataSerieToCuratedDatasetDAO;
 
diff --git a/HDX-System/src/main/resources/ctx-service.xml b/HDX-System/src/main/resources/ctx-service.xml
index 90ec5b6a..4f40f673 100644
--- a/HDX-System/src/main/resources/ctx-service.xml
+++ b/HDX-System/src/main/resources/ctx-service.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
   <bean id="apiV2BackendService" class="org.ocha.hdx.service.ApiV2BackendServiceImpl" />
   
   <bean id="intermediaryBackendServiceImpl" class="org.ocha.hdx.service.IntermediaryBackendServiceImpl" />
+  
+  <bean id="ckanSynchronizerService" class="org.ocha.hdx.service.CkanSynchronizerServiceImpl" />
 
   <!-- Helpers -->
   <bean id="readmeHelper" class="org.ocha.hdx.exporter.helper.ReadmeHelperImpl" />