diff --git a/filehandlers/imgs/img.go b/filehandlers/imgs/img.go
index 9799461b..a182d6ef 100644
--- a/filehandlers/imgs/img.go
+++ b/filehandlers/imgs/img.go
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ func (h *UploadImgHandler) writeImg(s ssh.Session, data *PostMetaData) error {
 		}
 
 		h.Cfg.Logger.Infof("(%s) found, updating record", data.Filename)
-		now := time.Now()
+
+		modTime := time.Unix(data.Mtime, 0)
+
 		updatePost := db.Post{
 			ID: data.Cur.ID,
 
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ func (h *UploadImgHandler) writeImg(s ssh.Session, data *PostMetaData) error {
 			Text:        data.Text,
 			Title:       data.Title,
 			Hidden:      data.Hidden,
-			UpdatedAt:   &now,
+			UpdatedAt:   &modTime,
 		}
 		_, err = h.DBPool.UpdatePost(&updatePost)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/filehandlers/post_handler.go b/filehandlers/post_handler.go
index 21139206..241ffdbd 100644
--- a/filehandlers/post_handler.go
+++ b/filehandlers/post_handler.go
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ func (h *ScpUploadHandler) Write(s ssh.Session, entry *utils.FileEntry) (string,
 		}
 
 		logger.Infof("(%s) found, updating record", filename)
-		now := time.Now()
+
+		modTime := time.Unix(entry.Mtime, 0)
+
 		updatePost := db.Post{
 			ID: post.ID,
 
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ func (h *ScpUploadHandler) Write(s ssh.Session, entry *utils.FileEntry) (string,
 			Text:        metadata.Text,
 			Title:       metadata.Title,
 			Hidden:      metadata.Hidden,
-			UpdatedAt:   &now,
+			UpdatedAt:   &modTime,
 		}
 		_, err = h.DBPool.UpdatePost(&updatePost)
 		if err != nil {