diff --git a/src/Monitor/Action/Handler/MonitorTvShowHandler.php b/src/Monitor/Action/Handler/MonitorTvShowHandler.php
index 3ef8176..29934bb 100644
--- a/src/Monitor/Action/Handler/MonitorTvShowHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monitor/Action/Handler/MonitorTvShowHandler.php
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ readonly class MonitorTvShowHandler implements HandlerInterface
             // Dispatch Episode commands for each missing Episode
             foreach ($episodesInShow as $episode) {
                 // Only monitor future episodes
-                $episodeInFuture = $this->episodeInFuture($episode);
-                $this->logger->info('> [MonitorTvShowHandler] Episode is in future for season ' . $episode['season_number'] . ' episode ' . $episode['episode_number'] . ' for title: ' . $monitor->getTitle() . ' ? ' . (true === $episodeInFuture ? 'YES' : 'NO'));
+                $episodeInFuture = $this->episodeReleasedAfterMonitorCreated($monitor->getCreatedAt(), $episode);
+                $this->logger->info('> [MonitorTvShowHandler] Episode released after monitor started for season ' . $episode['season_number'] . ' episode ' . $episode['episode_number'] . ' for title: ' . $monitor->getTitle() . ' ? ' . (true === $episodeInFuture ? 'YES' : 'NO'));
                 if (false === $episodeInFuture) {
-                    $this->logger->info('> [MonitorTvShowHandler] Episode not in future for title: ' . 'for season ' . $episode['season_number'] . ' episode ' . $episode['episode_number'] . ', skipping');
+                    $this->logger->info('> [MonitorTvShowHandler] Episode released after monitor started for title: ' . 'for season ' . $episode['season_number'] . ' episode ' . $episode['episode_number'] . ', skipping');
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ readonly class MonitorTvShowHandler implements HandlerInterface
         );
     }
 
-    private function episodeInFuture(array $episodeInShow): bool
+    private function episodeReleasedAfterMonitorCreated(string|DateTimeImmutable $monitorStartDate, array $episodeInShow): bool
     {
-        static $today = Carbon::today();
+        $monitorStartDate = Carbon::parse($monitorStartDate);
         $episodeAirDate = Carbon::parse($episodeInShow['air_date']);
-        return $episodeAirDate >= $today;
+        return $episodeAirDate >= $monitorStartDate;
     }
 
     private function episodeExists(array $episodeInShow, Map $downloadedEpisodes): bool