diff --git a/anki/sched.py b/anki/sched.py
index 38dc3b831..9622b1151 100644
--- a/anki/sched.py
+++ b/anki/sched.py
@@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ your short-term review workload will become."""))
     def forgetCards(self, ids):
         "Put cards at the end of the new queue."
         self.col.db.execute(
-            "update cards set type=0,queue=0,ivl=0 where id in "+ids2str(ids))
+            "update cards set type=0,queue=0,ivl=0,factor=? where id in "+
+            ids2str(ids), 2500)
         pmax = self.col.db.scalar(
             "select max(due) from cards where type=0") or 0
         # takes care of mod + usn