diff --git a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/util/hashtable/SequencedLongHashMap.java b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/util/hashtable/SequencedLongHashMap.java
index c03e2bfd0ee..ee5b1e22c80 100644
--- a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/util/hashtable/SequencedLongHashMap.java
+++ b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/util/hashtable/SequencedLongHashMap.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public SequencedLongHashMap(final int iSize) {
      * @return the value associated with the key, or null if the key is absent
      */
     public @Nullable V get(final long key) {
-        return map.get(key);
+        return map.getAndMoveToLast(key);
     }
 
     /**