diff --git a/Shared/Models/PostStore.swift b/Shared/Models/PostStore.swift
index 907272a..31cedbf 100644
--- a/Shared/Models/PostStore.swift
+++ b/Shared/Models/PostStore.swift
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 import Foundation
 
 struct PostStore {
     var posts: [Post]
 
     init(posts: [Post] = []) {
         self.posts = posts
     }
 
     mutating func add(_ post: Post) {
         posts.append(post)
     }
 
     mutating func purgeAllPosts() {
         posts = []
     }
-}
+
+    mutating func update(_ post: Post) {
+        // Find the local copy in the store
+        let localCopy = posts.first(where: { $0.id == post.id })
+
+        // If there's a local copy, update the updatedDate property of its WFPost
+        if let localCopy = localCopy {
+            localCopy.wfPost.updatedDate = Date()
+        } else {
+            print("local copy not found")
+        }
+    }
diff --git a/Shared/PostEditor/PostEditorView.swift b/Shared/PostEditor/PostEditorView.swift
index 51608c2..a9ba9b7 100644
--- a/Shared/PostEditor/PostEditorView.swift
+++ b/Shared/PostEditor/PostEditorView.swift
@@ -1,79 +1,83 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct PostEditorView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var model: WriteFreelyModel
 
     @ObservedObject var post: Post
 
     @State private var isNewPost = false
     @State private var title = ""
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
             TextEditor(text: $title)
                 .font(.title)
                 .frame(height: 100)
                 .onChange(of: title) { _ in
                     if post.status == .published && post.wfPost.title != title {
                         post.status = .edited
                     }
                     post.wfPost.title = title
                 }
             TextEditor(text: $post.wfPost.body)
                 .font(.body)
                 .onChange(of: post.wfPost.body) { _ in
                     if post.status == .published {
                         post.status = .edited
                     }
                 }
         }
         .padding()
         .toolbar {
             ToolbarItem(placement: .status) {
                 PostStatusBadgeView(post: post)
             }
             ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
                 Button(action: {
                     model.publish(post: post)
                     post.status = .published
                 }, label: {
                     Image(systemName: "paperplane")
                 })
             }
         }
         .onAppear(perform: {
             title = post.wfPost.title ?? ""
             checkIfNewPost()
             if self.isNewPost {
                 addNewPostToStore()
             }
         })
         .onDisappear(perform: {
-            post.wfPost.updatedDate = Date()
+            if post.status == .edited {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    model.store.update(post)
+                }
+            }
         })
     }
 
     private func checkIfNewPost() {
         self.isNewPost = !model.store.posts.contains(where: { $0.id == post.id })
     }
 
     private func addNewPostToStore() {
         withAnimation {
             model.store.add(post)
             self.isNewPost = false
         }
     }
 }
 
 struct PostEditorView_NewDraftPreviews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         PostEditorView(post: Post())
             .environmentObject(WriteFreelyModel())
     }
 }
 
 struct PostEditorView_ExistingPostPreviews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         PostEditorView(post: testPostData[0])
             .environmentObject(WriteFreelyModel())
     }
 }