2 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/classify.test.ts b/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/classify.test.ts
index eeff2036..7b3aea32 100644
--- a/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/classify.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/classify.test.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,30 @@ describe("countdown source fallback", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("release timing", () => {
+	it("rolls a just-aired release forward instead of returning a past time", () => {
+		clearInjectAiringTimeCache();
+
+		const media = baseMedia(170019);
+		const justAired = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 3 * 60;
+
+		media.nextAiringEpisode = {
+			episode: 10,
+			airingAt: justAired + 12 * 60 * 60,
+		};
+
+		const schedule = subScheduleFor(media, justAired);
+
+		settings.setKey("countdownSource", "sub");
+
+		const injected = injectAiringTime(media, schedule);
+
+		expect(injected.nextAiringEpisode?.airingAt).toBeGreaterThan(
+			Date.now() / 1000,
+		);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("injectAiringTime cache safety", () => {
 	it("does not let caller mutation poison cached injected media", () => {
 		const media = baseMedia(444444);
diff --git a/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/match.ts b/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/match.ts
index 9cfe6102..1994b300 100644
--- a/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/match.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Media/Anime/Airing/match.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ const findScheduleEntry = (
 
 // Resolve the next future release time for a matched entry. AnimeSchedule gives
 // the current week's episode; a delay window or a weekly cadence rolls a past
-// release forward to the next occurrence.
+// release forward to the next occurrence. This must never return a past time —
+// a stuck-in-the-past airingAt produces a negative countdown and a tight
+// refresh loop (see scheduleAiringRefresh).
 const nextReleaseTime = (
 	entry: AiringEntry,
 	nowEpochSeconds: number,
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ const nextReleaseTime = (
 	const base = entry.airingAt;
 
 	if (!base) return 0;
-	if (base > nowEpochSeconds - STALE_AIRING_GRACE_SECONDS) return base;
+	if (base > nowEpochSeconds) return base;
 
 	const weeksElapsed = Math.ceil((nowEpochSeconds - base) / SEVEN_DAYS_SECONDS);