diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/subscriptions.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/subscriptions.ts
index f588782..fd3e814 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/subscriptions.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ export async function subscriptionRoutes(
       } else if (Date.parse(to) <= Date.parse(from)) {
         errs.push("validTo must be after validFrom");
       } else {
-        const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), from);
+        // Resolve the plan version at the SALE instant (now) — the customer buys today's
+        // published plan/price. (validFrom is the coverage start, which may be midnight
+        // today and predate a plan published this afternoon.)
+        const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), new Date().toISOString());
         if (!plan) errs.push("no active plan found for the selected planId");
       }
     }
@@ -205,7 +208,9 @@ export async function subscriptionRoutes(
     if (!b.planId?.trim() || !b.validTo?.trim()) return null;
     const validFrom = b.validFrom?.trim() || new Date().toISOString();
     const validTo = b.validTo.trim();
-    const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), validFrom);
+    // Plan version is resolved at the SALE instant (now), not validFrom (which is the
+    // coverage start and may predate a plan published later today).
+    const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), new Date().toISOString());
     if (!plan) return null;
     const quantity = b.quantity != null && b.quantity > 0 ? Math.round(b.quantity) : 1;
     const base = priceSubscriptionSpan(plan, validFrom, validTo);
@@ -276,7 +281,8 @@ export async function subscriptionRoutes(
     if (Date.parse(validTo) <= Date.parse(validFrom)) {
       return reply.code(400).send({ error: "validTo must be after validFrom" });
     }
-    const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), validFrom);
+    // Resolve at the sale instant (now), not validFrom — see priceSale.
+    const plan = resolvePlanVersion(db, b.planId.trim(), new Date().toISOString());
     if (!plan) return reply.code(404).send({ error: "no active plan for that planId" });
     const quantity = b.quantity != null && b.quantity > 0 ? Math.round(b.quantity) : 1;
     const base = priceSubscriptionSpan(plan, validFrom, validTo);