diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index d4b83f9..e292bea 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -4786,7 +4786,8 @@ const doPrepareEdit = (claim, uri, fileInfo, fs) => dispatch => {
     description,
     fee,
     languages,
-    release_time: release_time ? Number(release_time) * 1000 : undefined,
+    releaseTime: release_time,
+    releaseTimeEdited: undefined,
     thumbnail: thumbnail ? thumbnail.url : null,
     title,
     uri,
@@ -4837,7 +4838,7 @@ const doPublish = (success, fail, preview) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     filePath,
     description,
     language,
-    releaseTime,
+    releaseTimeEdited,
     license,
     licenseUrl,
     useLBRYUploader,
@@ -4909,8 +4910,8 @@ const doPublish = (success, fail, preview) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   }
 
   // Set release time to curret date. On edits, keep original release/transaction time as release_time
-  if (releaseTime) {
-    publishPayload.release_time = Number(Math.round(new Date(releaseTime) / 1000));
+  if (releaseTimeEdited) {
+    publishPayload.release_time = releaseTimeEdited;
   } else if (myClaimForUriEditing && myClaimForUriEditing.value.release_time) {
     publishPayload.release_time = Number(myClaimForUri.value.release_time);
   } else if (myClaimForUriEditing && myClaimForUriEditing.timestamp) {
@@ -6060,6 +6061,7 @@ const defaultState$4 = {
   description: '',
   language: '',
   releaseTime: undefined,
+  releaseTimeEdited: undefined,
   nsfw: false,
   channel: CHANNEL_ANONYMOUS,
   channelId: '',
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/publish.js b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
index a17dfbc..181a378 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/publish.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ export const doPrepareEdit = (claim: StreamClaim, uri: string, fileInfo: FileLis
     description,
     fee,
     languages,
-    releaseTime: release_time ? Number(release_time) * 1000 : undefined,
+    releaseTime: release_time,
+    releaseTimeEdited: undefined,
     thumbnail: thumbnail ? thumbnail.url : null,
     title,
     uri,
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function, preview: Function)
     filePath,
     description,
     language,
-    releaseTime,
+    releaseTimeEdited,
     license,
     licenseUrl,
     useLBRYUploader,
@@ -347,8 +348,8 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function, preview: Function)
   }
 
   // Set release time to curret date. On edits, keep original release/transaction time as release_time
-  if (releaseTime) {
-    publishPayload.release_time = Number(Math.round(new Date(releaseTime) / 1000));
+  if (releaseTimeEdited) {
+    publishPayload.release_time = releaseTimeEdited;
   } else if (myClaimForUriEditing && myClaimForUriEditing.value.release_time) {
     publishPayload.release_time = Number(myClaimForUri.value.release_time);
   } else if (myClaimForUriEditing && myClaimForUriEditing.timestamp) {
diff --git a/src/redux/reducers/publish.js b/src/redux/reducers/publish.js
index 39e40f5..794c43d 100644
--- a/src/redux/reducers/publish.js
+++ b/src/redux/reducers/publish.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ type PublishState = {
   thumbnailError: ?boolean,
   description: string,
   language: string,
-  releaseTime: ?string,
+  releaseTime: ?number,
+  releaseTimeEdited: ?number,
   channel: string,
   channelId: ?string,
   name: string,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ const defaultState: PublishState = {
   description: '',
   language: '',
   releaseTime: undefined,
+  releaseTimeEdited: undefined,
   nsfw: false,
   channel: CHANNEL_ANONYMOUS,
   channelId: '',