diff --git a/telegram_bot.py b/telegram_bot.py
index 7992ecb..0ee917e 100644
--- a/telegram_bot.py
+++ b/telegram_bot.py
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class TelegramBot:
             retries = app.get("retries", 0) + 1
             result = await self.app_handler.apply(listing)
             result["retries"] = retries
+            # Preserve original timestamp only if still failing; update on success
+            if not result["success"]:
+                result["timestamp"] = app.get("timestamp", result["timestamp"])
             self.app_handler.save_application(result)
             results[listing["id"]] = result
             status_emoji = "✅" if result["success"] else "❌"