diff --git a/apps/orchestrator/src/workflows/post.workflow.ts b/apps/orchestrator/src/workflows/post.workflow.ts
index 0901a5e8..37ca1864 100644
--- a/apps/orchestrator/src/workflows/post.workflow.ts
+++ b/apps/orchestrator/src/workflows/post.workflow.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ export async function postWorkflow({
 
   // if it's a repeatable post, we should ignore this.
   if (!postNow) {
-    await sleep(dayjs(post.publishDate).diff(dayjs(), 'millisecond'));
+    await sleep(
+      dayjs(post.publishDate).isBefore(dayjs())
+        ? 0
+        : dayjs(post.publishDate).diff(dayjs(), 'millisecond')
+    );
   }
 
   // if refresh is needed from last time, let's inform the user