diff --git a/add-event.go b/add-event.go
index 518fde1..43041cb 100644
--- a/add-event.go
+++ b/add-event.go
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ func (rl *Relay) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
 				}
-				previous := <-ch
-				if previous != nil {
+				if previous := <-ch; previous != nil && isOlder(previous, evt) {
 					for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
 						del(ctx, previous)
 					}
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ func (rl *Relay) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
 					if err != nil {
 						continue
 					}
-					previous := <-ch
-					if previous != nil {
+					if previous := <-ch; previous != nil && isOlder(previous, evt) {
 						for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
 							del(ctx, previous)
 						}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 3e693a6..20e1e0c 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"hash/maphash"
 	"regexp"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -26,4 +28,11 @@ func GetAuthed(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return authedPubkey.(string)
 }
 
-func pointerHasher[V any](_ maphash.Seed, k *V) uint64 { return uint64(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(k))) }
+func pointerHasher[V any](_ maphash.Seed, k *V) uint64 {
+	return uint64(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(k)))
+}
+
+func isOlder(previous, next *nostr.Event) bool {
+	return previous.CreatedAt < next.CreatedAt ||
+		(previous.CreatedAt == next.CreatedAt && previous.ID > next.ID)
+}