diff --git a/src/routes/api/strommix/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/strommix/+server.ts
index ae40176..661bbaf 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/strommix/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/strommix/+server.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async function fetchPriceAtNow(
 }
 
 export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ fetch }) => {
-  const [smard, energyCharts, cross, priceDe, priceFr] = await Promise.all([
+  const [smardRaw, energyCharts, cross, priceDe, priceFr] = await Promise.all([
     fetchSmardSnapshot(fetch),
     // Energy-Charts via the CMS — used as per-field fallback when SMARD
     // returns null for a specific filter (notably load 410 when SMARD's
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ fetch }) => {
     fetchPriceAtNow("FR", fetch),
   ]);
 
+  // SMARD aligned-min picks the earliest "latest" across filters. If
+  // one filter (typically load 410) lags 12+ hours, the snapshot ends
+  // up labelled with a stale timestamp like "12:15 Uhr morgens" while
+  // newer Energy-Charts data is right there. Discard the SMARD snapshot
+  // when it is older than 90 min so the aggregator falls back to
+  // Energy-Charts entirely. 90 min lets typical 30–60 min SMARD lag
+  // still win.
+  const nowSec = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+  const smard =
+    smardRaw && nowSec - smardRaw.measuredAtUnix < 90 * 60 ? smardRaw : null;
+
   const ec = energyCharts.data ?? {};
 
   // Per-field fallback. SMARD value `null` = filter unavailable; we