diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index 651ddfdd4..3fa336376 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ pub async fn update_post(
   .await?;
 
   // cant schedule a post which is already published
-  let mut scheduled_publish_time = if orig_post.scheduled_publish_time.is_some() {
-    convert_published_time(data.scheduled_publish_time)?;
+  let scheduled_publish_time = if orig_post.scheduled_publish_time.is_some() {
+    Some(convert_published_time(data.scheduled_publish_time)?)
   } else {
-    None;
+    None
   };
 
   let post_form = PostUpdateForm {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub async fn update_post(
     nsfw: data.nsfw,
     language_id: data.language_id,
     updated: Some(Some(naive_now())),
-    scheduled_publish_time: Some(scheduled_publish_time),
+    scheduled_publish_time,
     ..Default::default()
   };