diff --git a/app/Jobs/PublishPostJob.php b/app/Jobs/PublishPostJob.php
index 0172eef..8221846 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/PublishPostJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/PublishPostJob.php
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ class PublishPostJob implements ShouldQueue
             return;
         }
 
+        // A duplicate/stale job for a post already resolved by an earlier
+        // run of this same job (e.g. a double-dispatch while no worker was
+        // running) — skip it rather than risk publishing twice.
+        if ($post->status !== 'publishing') {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $publisher = $publishers->resolve($post);
 
         if (! $publisher) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Jobs/PublishPostJobTest.php b/tests/Feature/Jobs/PublishPostJobTest.php
index 293a400..d86b806 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Jobs/PublishPostJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Jobs/PublishPostJobTest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ test('it reverts to draft when no publisher supports the post type', function ()
         ->publish_error->toContain('No publisher available');
 });
 
+test('it skips a duplicate job for a post no longer in publishing state', function () {
+    Http::fake([
+        '*/wp-json/wp/v2/posts' => Http::response(['link' => 'https://wp.example.com/post'], 201),
+    ]);
+
+    $site = Site::factory()->wordpress()->create();
+    $post = Post::factory()->create(['site_id' => $site->id, 'type' => 'blog', 'title' => 'Hi', 'status' => 'published', 'published_url' => 'https://wp.example.com/already-there']);
+
+    (new PublishPostJob($post->id))->handle(app(PublisherManager::class));
+
+    Http::assertNothingSent();
+    expect($post->fresh()->published_url)->toBe('https://wp.example.com/already-there');
+});
+
 test('it publishes a reddit post via the sidecar', function () {
     Process::fake([
         '*' => Process::result(output: json_encode(['success' => true, 'url' => 'https://reddit.com/r/test/comments/abc'])),