diff --git a/internal/reader/handler/handler.go b/internal/reader/handler/handler.go
index 9f36dc21102..6b720a288ad 100644
--- a/internal/reader/handler/handler.go
+++ b/internal/reader/handler/handler.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ func RefreshFeed(store *storage.Storage, userID, feedID int64, forceRefresh bool
 	}
 
 	weeklyEntryCount := 0
+	newTTL := 0
 	if config.Opts.PollingScheduler() == model.SchedulerEntryFrequency {
 		var weeklyCountErr error
 		weeklyEntryCount, weeklyCountErr = store.WeeklyFeedEntryCount(userID, feedID)
@@ -225,7 +226,15 @@ func RefreshFeed(store *storage.Storage, userID, feedID int64, forceRefresh bool
 	}
 
 	originalFeed.CheckedNow()
-	originalFeed.ScheduleNextCheck(weeklyEntryCount, 0)
+	defer func() {
+		originalFeed.ScheduleNextCheck(weeklyEntryCount, newTTL)
+		slog.Debug("Updating next check date based on TTL",
+			slog.Int64("user_id", userID),
+			slog.Int64("feed_id", feedID),
+			slog.Time("new_next_check_at", originalFeed.NextCheckAt),
+			slog.Int("ttl", newTTL),
+		)
+	}()
 
 	requestBuilder := fetcher.NewRequestBuilder()
 	requestBuilder.WithUsernameAndPassword(originalFeed.Username, originalFeed.Password)
@@ -279,13 +288,7 @@ func RefreshFeed(store *storage.Storage, userID, feedID int64, forceRefresh bool
 		}
 
 		// If the feed has a TTL defined, we use it to make sure we don't check it too often.
-		originalFeed.ScheduleNextCheck(weeklyEntryCount, updatedFeed.TTL)
-		slog.Debug("Updating next check date based on TTL",
-			slog.Int64("user_id", userID),
-			slog.Int64("feed_id", feedID),
-			slog.Time("new_next_check_at", originalFeed.NextCheckAt),
-			slog.Int("ttl", updatedFeed.TTL),
-		)
+		newTTL = updatedFeed.TTL
 
 		originalFeed.Entries = updatedFeed.Entries
 		processor.ProcessFeedEntries(store, originalFeed, user, forceRefresh)