diff --git a/app/Models/Dividend.php b/app/Models/Dividend.php
index ebf6d40..b53b7d9 100644
--- a/app/Models/Dividend.php
+++ b/app/Models/Dividend.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Dividend extends Model
 
     protected $casts = [
         'date' => 'datetime',
-        'last_date' => 'datetime',
+        'last_dividend_update' => 'datetime',
     ];
 
     public function marketData() {
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ class Dividend extends Model
     {
         $dividends_meta = self::where(['symbol' => $symbol])
             ->selectRaw('COUNT(symbol) as total_dividends')
-            ->selectRaw('MAX(date) as last_date')
+            ->selectRaw('MAX(created_at) as last_dividend_update')
             ->get()
             ->first();
 
         // assume we need to populate ALL dividend data
-        $start_date = new \DateTime('@0');
+        $start_date = new Carbon('@0');
         $end_date = now();
 
         // nope, refresh forward looking only
         if ( $dividends_meta->total_dividends ) {
-
-            $start_date = $dividends_meta->last_date->addHours(24);
+            
+            $start_date = $dividends_meta->last_dividend_update->addHours(24);
         }
-
+        
         // skip refresh if there's already recent data
-        if ($start_date >= $end_date) {
+        if ($start_date->greaterThan($end_date)) {
 
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/DividendsTest.php b/tests/DividendsTest.php
index d264e3e..7478869 100644
--- a/tests/DividendsTest.php
+++ b/tests/DividendsTest.php
@@ -61,4 +61,26 @@ class DividendsTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertCount(3, $transactions);
         $this->assertEqualsWithDelta(4.95, $dividendsReinvested * $market_data->market_value, 0.01);
     }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public function test_do_not_duplicate_recent_dividends(): void
+    {
+        $this->actingAs($user = User::factory()->create());
+        
+        $portfolio = Portfolio::factory()->create();
+        Transaction::factory()->buy()->yearsAgo()->portfolio($portfolio->id)->symbol('ACME')->create();
+
+        $holding = Holding::query()->portfolio($portfolio->id)->symbol('ACME')->first();
+
+        Dividend::create([
+            'symbol' => 'ACME',
+            'date' => now()->subDay(2),
+            'dividend_amount' => .01
+        ]);
+        
+        Dividend::refreshDividendData('ACME');
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $holding->dividends);
+    }
 }