diff --git a/src/utils/ActiveProposalsLimiter.sol b/src/utils/ActiveProposalsLimiter.sol
index 32981f84..2a80a3de 100644
--- a/src/utils/ActiveProposalsLimiter.sol
+++ b/src/utils/ActiveProposalsLimiter.sol
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pragma solidity ^0.8.18;
 /// @title Active Proposals Limiter Proposal Validation Module
 /// @notice This module can be used to limit the number of active proposals per author.
 abstract contract ActiveProposalsLimiter {
+    /// @dev Active proposal data stored for each author in a space.
     struct PackedData {
         uint32 activeProposals;
         uint32 lastUpdate;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ abstract contract ActiveProposalsLimiter {
     /// @notice Thrown when the maximum number of active proposals per user is set to 0.
     error MaxActiveProposalsCannotBeZero();
 
-    /// @dev Mapping that stores a data struct for each space.
+    /// @dev Mapping that stores a data struct for each author in a space.
     mapping(address space => mapping(address author => PackedData)) private usersPackedData;
 
     /// @dev Validates an author by checking if they have reached the maximum number of active proposals at the current timestamp.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ abstract contract ActiveProposalsLimiter {
         if (maxActiveProposals == 0) revert MaxActiveProposalsCannotBeZero();
 
         // The space calls the proposal validation strategy, therefore msg.sender corresponds to the space address.
-        PackedData storage packedData = usersPackedData[msg.sender][author];
+        PackedData memory packedData = usersPackedData[msg.sender][author];
 
         if (packedData.lastUpdate == 0) {
             // First time the user proposes, activeProposals is 1 no matter what.
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ abstract contract ActiveProposalsLimiter {
             // Cooldown has not passed, user has not reached maximum active proposals: increase counter.
             packedData.activeProposals += 1;
         }
-
         packedData.lastUpdate = uint32(block.timestamp);
+        usersPackedData[msg.sender][author] = packedData;
         return true;
     }
 }