diff --git a/lib/db.ts b/lib/db.ts
index 333a8e9..813ae3f 100644
--- a/lib/db.ts
+++ b/lib/db.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ export function upsertDay(
   hoursLabel?: string,
   specialType?: string
 ) {
-  // For past dates: INSERT new rows freely, but never overwrite existing records.
-  // The API stops returning past dates once they've elapsed, so the DB row is the
-  // permanent historical truth — we must not let a future scrape clobber it.
+  // Today and past dates: INSERT new rows freely, but NEVER overwrite existing records.
+  // Once an operating day begins the API drops that date from its response, so a
+  // re-scrape would incorrectly record the day as closed. The DB row written when
+  // the date was still in the future is the permanent truth for that day.
   //
-  // For today and future dates: full upsert — the schedule can still change.
+  // Future dates only: full upsert — hours can change and closures can be added.
   db.prepare(`
     INSERT INTO park_days (park_id, date, is_open, hours_label, special_type, scraped_at)
     VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export function upsertDay(
       hours_label  = excluded.hours_label,
       special_type = excluded.special_type,
       scraped_at   = excluded.scraped_at
-    WHERE park_days.date >= date('now')
+    WHERE park_days.date > date('now')
   `).run(parkId, date, isOpen ? 1 : 0, hoursLabel ?? null, specialType ?? null, new Date().toISOString());
 }