diff --git a/app/utils/sync.ts b/app/utils/sync.ts
index 1acfc1289..2dc770349 100644
--- a/app/utils/sync.ts
+++ b/app/utils/sync.ts
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ export function mergeWithUpdate<T extends { lastUpdateTime?: number }>(
   remoteState: T,
 ) {
   const localUpdateTime = localState.lastUpdateTime ?? 0;
-  const remoteUpdateTime = localState.lastUpdateTime ?? 1;
+  const remoteUpdateTime = remoteState.lastUpdateTime ?? 1;
 
-  if (localUpdateTime < remoteUpdateTime) {
+  if (localUpdateTime > remoteUpdateTime) {
     merge(remoteState, localState);
     return { ...remoteState };
   } else {