diff --git a/src/backend/accounts/user.ts b/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
index aaa1b227..4708dd2b 100644
--- a/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
+++ b/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ export function progressResponsesToEntries(responses: ProgressResponse[]) {
     }
 
     const item = items[v.tmdbId];
+
+    // Since each watched episode is a single array entry but with the same tmdbId, the root item updatedAt will only have the first episode's timestamp (which is not the newest).
+    // Here, we are setting it explicitly so the updatedAt always has the highest updatedAt from the episodes.
+    if (new Date(v.updatedAt).getTime() > item.updatedAt) {
+      item.updatedAt = new Date(v.updatedAt).getTime();
+    }
+
     if (item.type === "movie") {
       item.progress = {
         duration: Number(v.duration),