diff --git a/client/app/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/client/app/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index fb575cf..15ac8b5 100644
--- a/client/app/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/client/app/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ExternalLink, History, Home, Info } from "lucide-react";
 import SidebarSearch from "./SidebarSearch";
 import SidebarItem from "./SidebarItem";
 import SidebarSettings from "./SidebarSettings";
+import { getRewindYear } from "~/utils/utils";
 
 export default function Sidebar() {
   const iconSize = 20;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
         <SidebarSearch size={iconSize} />
         <SidebarItem
           space={10}
-          to={`/rewind?year=${new Date().getFullYear()}`}
+          to={`/rewind?year=${getRewindYear()}`}
           name="Rewind"
           onClick={() => {}}
           modal={<></>}
diff --git a/client/app/routes/RewindPage.tsx b/client/app/routes/RewindPage.tsx
index 1951caa..b14e5fc 100644
--- a/client/app/routes/RewindPage.tsx
+++ b/client/app/routes/RewindPage.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import Rewind from "~/components/rewind/Rewind";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/Home";
-import { getRewindStats, type RewindStats } from "api/api";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { type RewindStats } from "api/api";
+import { useState } from "react";
 import type { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
 import { useLoaderData } from "react-router";
+import { getRewindYear } from "~/utils/utils";
 
 export async function clientLoader({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
   const url = new URL(request.url);
-  const year = url.searchParams.get("year") || new Date().getFullYear();
+  const year = url.searchParams.get("year") || getRewindYear();
 
   const res = await fetch(`/apis/web/v1/summary?year=${year}`);
   if (!res.ok) {
diff --git a/client/app/utils/utils.ts b/client/app/utils/utils.ts
index 2c82bd8..50c0c16 100644
--- a/client/app/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/client/app/utils/utils.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ const timeframeToInterval = (timeframe: Timeframe): string => {
   }
 };
 
+const getRewindYear = (): number => {
+  const today = new Date();
+  if (today.getMonth() > 10 && today.getDate() >= 30) {
+    // if we are in december 30/31, just serve current year
+    return today.getFullYear();
+  } else {
+    return today.getFullYear() - 1;
+  }
+};
+
 function timeSince(date: Date) {
   const now = new Date();
   const seconds = Math.floor((now.getTime() - date.getTime()) / 1000);
@@ -104,5 +114,5 @@ const timeListenedString = (seconds: number) => {
   return `${minutes} minutes listened`;
 };
 
-export { hexToHSL, timeListenedString };
+export { hexToHSL, timeListenedString, getRewindYear };
 export type { hsl };