diff --git a/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py b/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
index 165f7898..c82bc50a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ class HttpDownloader(DownloaderBase):
         self.downloading = False
         if self.mtime:
             if "_http_lastmodified" in kwdict:
-                kwdict["_mtime"] = kwdict["_http_lastmodified"]
+                kwdict["_mtime_http"] = kwdict["_http_lastmodified"]
             else:
-                kwdict["_mtime"] = response.headers.get("Last-Modified")
+                kwdict["_mtime_http"] = response.headers.get("Last-Modified")
         else:
-            kwdict["_mtime"] = None
+            kwdict["_mtime_http"] = None
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/path.py b/gallery_dl/path.py
index c9707941..0fdaeabb 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/path.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/path.py
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ class PathFormat():
             pass
         return 0
 
+    def set_mtime(self, path=None):
+        if (mtime := (self.kwdict.get("_mtime_meta") or
+                      self.kwdict.get("_mtime_http"))):
+            util.set_mtime(self.realpath if path is None else path, mtime)
+
     def finalize(self):
         """Move tempfile to its target location"""
         if self.delete:
@@ -381,6 +386,4 @@ class PathFormat():
                     os.unlink(self.temppath)
                 break
 
-        mtime = self.kwdict.get("_mtime")
-        if mtime:
-            util.set_mtime(self.realpath, mtime)
+        self.set_mtime()
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
index 77b3fba5..701173f6 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ class MetadataPP(PostProcessor):
             archive.add(pathfmt.kwdict)
 
         if self.mtime:
-            mtime = pathfmt.kwdict.get("_mtime")
-            if mtime:
-                util.set_mtime(path, mtime)
+            pathfmt.set_mtime(path)
 
     def _run_stdout(self, pathfmt):
         self.write(sys.stdout, pathfmt.kwdict)
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
index 6ded1e29..d6a2d7a1 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/mtime.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class MtimePP(PostProcessor):
         if mtime is None:
             return
 
-        pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"] = (
+        pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime_meta"] = (
             util.datetime_to_timestamp(mtime)
             if isinstance(mtime, datetime) else
             text.parse_int(mtime)
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/ugoira.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/ugoira.py
index e98a3a89..eed3ce75 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/ugoira.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/ugoira.py
@@ -236,9 +236,7 @@ class UgoiraPP(PostProcessor):
             pathfmt.realpath = pathfmt.temppath
         else:
             if self.mtime:
-                mtime = pathfmt.kwdict.get("_mtime")
-                if mtime:
-                    util.set_mtime(pathfmt.realpath, mtime)
+                pathfmt.set_mtime()
             return True
 
     def convert_to_archive(self, pathfmt, tempdir):
diff --git a/test/test_postprocessor.py b/test/test_postprocessor.py
index d11c142e..91503344 100644
--- a/test/test_postprocessor.py
+++ b/test/test_postprocessor.py
@@ -756,32 +756,32 @@ class MtimeTest(BasePostprocessorTest):
     def test_mtime_datetime(self):
         self._create(None, {"date": datetime(1980, 1, 1)})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"], 315532800)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime_meta"], 315532800)
 
     def test_mtime_timestamp(self):
         self._create(None, {"date": 315532800})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"], 315532800)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime_meta"], 315532800)
 
     def test_mtime_none(self):
         self._create(None, {"date": None})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertNotIn("_mtime", self.pathfmt.kwdict)
+        self.assertNotIn("_mtime_meta", self.pathfmt.kwdict)
 
     def test_mtime_undefined(self):
         self._create(None, {})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertNotIn("_mtime", self.pathfmt.kwdict)
+        self.assertNotIn("_mtime_meta", self.pathfmt.kwdict)
 
     def test_mtime_key(self):
         self._create({"key": "foo"}, {"foo": 315532800})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"], 315532800)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime_meta"], 315532800)
 
     def test_mtime_value(self):
         self._create({"value": "{foo}"}, {"foo": 315532800})
         self._trigger()
-        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime"], 315532800)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pathfmt.kwdict["_mtime_meta"], 315532800)
 
 
 class PythonTest(BasePostprocessorTest):