diff --git a/src/application/authentication.rs b/src/application/authentication.rs
index 6f77162..1d80863 100644
--- a/src/application/authentication.rs
+++ b/src/application/authentication.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl<
                 now + Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 24 * 7),
             )
             .await?;
-        self.token_repository.delete_later_than(now).await?;
+        self.token_repository.delete_earlier_than(now).await?;
 
         Ok(Response::Success {
             user_id,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl<
                 now + Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 24 * 7),
             )
             .await?;
-        self.token_repository.delete_later_than(now).await?;
+        self.token_repository.delete_earlier_than(now).await?;
 
         Ok(Response::Success {
             user_id,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<
 
     async fn relogin(&self, token: &str) -> Result<Response, Error> {
         self.token_repository
-            .delete_later_than(SystemTime::now())
+            .delete_earlier_than(SystemTime::now())
             .await?;
 
         let Some(user_id) = self.token_repository.get_user_id(token).await? else {
diff --git a/src/persistence/token.rs b/src/persistence/token.rs
index 292a3c2..4a05722 100644
--- a/src/persistence/token.rs
+++ b/src/persistence/token.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub trait TokenRepository {
         user_id: i64,
         expires_at: SystemTime,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
-    async fn delete_later_than(&self, deadline: SystemTime) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    async fn delete_earlier_than(&self, deadline: SystemTime) -> Result<(), Error>;
     async fn get_user_id(&self, token: &str) -> Result<Option<i64>, Error>;
     async fn get_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<Token>, Error>;
     async fn clear(&self) -> Result<(), Error>;
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ impl TokenRepository for SqliteTokenRepository {
             .map(|_| ())
     }
 
-    async fn delete_later_than(&self, deadline: SystemTime) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        query("DELETE FROM tokens WHERE expires_at > ?")
+    async fn delete_earlier_than(&self, deadline: SystemTime) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        query("DELETE FROM tokens WHERE expires_at < ?")
             .bind(deadline.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs() as i64)
             .execute(self.pool.as_ref())
             .await