diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
index bac0a8f8..c7bbf7ea 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, pull_all_videos : Bool)
 
     # We don't include the 'premiere_timestamp' here because channel pages don't include them,
     # meaning the above timestamp is always null
-    was_insert = Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos.insert(video)
+    # InnerTube provides relative publication labels. Once persisted, keep the
+    # existing timestamp so a later refresh cannot shift it forward.
+    was_insert = Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos.insert(video, update_published: false)
 
     if was_insert
       LOGGER.trace("fetch_channel: #{ucid} : video #{channel_video.id} : Inserted, updating subscriptions")
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, pull_all_videos : Bool)
         # We are notified of Red videos elsewhere (PubSub), which includes a correct published date,
         # so since they don't provide a published date here we can safely ignore them.
         if Time.utc - video.published > 1.minute
-          was_insert = Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos.insert(video)
+          was_insert = Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos.insert(video, update_published: false)
           if was_insert
             NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL.send(VideoNotification.from_video(video))
           end
diff --git a/src/invidious/database/channels.cr b/src/invidious/database/channels.cr
index df44e485..444d046d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/database/channels.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/database/channels.cr
@@ -98,18 +98,20 @@ module Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos
   # -------------------
 
   # This function returns the status of the query (i.e: success?)
-  def insert(video : ChannelVideo, with_premiere_timestamp : Bool = false) : Bool
+  def insert(video : ChannelVideo, with_premiere_timestamp : Bool = false, update_published : Bool = true) : Bool
     if with_premiere_timestamp
       last_items = "premiere_timestamp = $9, views = $10"
     else
       last_items = "views = $10"
     end
 
+    published_item = update_published ? "published = $3," : ""
+
     request = <<-SQL
       INSERT INTO channel_videos
       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10)
       ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE
-      SET title = $2, published = $3, updated = $4, ucid = $5,
+      SET title = $2, #{published_item} updated = $4, ucid = $5,
           author = $6, length_seconds = $7, live_now = $8, #{last_items}
       RETURNING (xmax=0) AS was_insert
     SQL