diff --git a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/LiveRoomPollingBackgroundService.cs b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/LiveRoomPollingBackgroundService.cs
index cf11a5a..dce473a 100644
--- a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/LiveRoomPollingBackgroundService.cs
+++ b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/LiveRoomPollingBackgroundService.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public sealed class LiveRoomPollingBackgroundService : BackgroundService, ILiveR
                     {
                         var intervalSeconds = GetEffectivePollingIntervalSeconds(settings.PollingIntervalSeconds, item.PollingIntervalSecondsOverride);
                         var baselineDueAt = item.LastCheckedAt?.AddSeconds(intervalSeconds) ?? DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
-                        var dueAt = _nextPollDueAt.TryGetValue(item.Id, out var scheduledDueAt) && scheduledDueAt > baselineDueAt
+                        var dueAt = _nextPollDueAt.TryGetValue(item.Id, out var scheduledDueAt) && scheduledDueAt < baselineDueAt
                             ? scheduledDueAt
                             : baselineDueAt;
                         return new PollCandidate(item.Id, dueAt, item.IsPriority, item.UpdatedAt, intervalSeconds);