diff --git a/src/routes/users/progress.ts b/src/routes/users/progress.ts
index cc3e649..fbeb4e5 100644
--- a/src/routes/users/progress.ts
+++ b/src/routes/users/progress.ts
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ export const userProgressRouter = makeRouter((app) => {
 
         if (newItemIndex > -1) {
           const newItem = newItems[newItemIndex];
-          if (existingItem.watched < newItem.watched) {
-            existingItem.updatedAt = defaultAndCoerceDateTime(
-              newItem.updatedAt,
-            );
+          const newItemDate = defaultAndCoerceDateTime(newItem.updatedAt);
+          if (existingItem.updatedAt.getTime() < newItemDate.getTime()) {
+            existingItem.updatedAt = newItemDate;
             existingItem.watched = newItem.watched;
           }
           itemsUpserted.push(existingItem);