diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01d82310..720fdbf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- Fixed issue with repos appearing in the carousel when they fail indexing for the first time. [#305](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/305)
+
 ## [3.1.4] - 2025-05-10
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
index d6461753..ae80b1b9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/connectionManager.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ export class ConnectionManager implements IConnectionManager {
                 },
                 data: {
                     syncStatus: ConnectionSyncStatus.FAILED,
-                    syncedAt: new Date(),
                     syncStatusMetadata: syncStatusMetadata as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
                 }
             });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
index e3fe3a43..76e2714b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ export class RepoManager implements IRepoManager {
                 },
                 data: {
                     repoIndexingStatus: RepoIndexingStatus.FAILED,
-                    indexedAt: new Date(),
                 }
             })
         }
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
index 967ae38d..ed14810a 100644
--- a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ model Repo {
   displayName        String?
   createdAt          DateTime           @default(now())
   updatedAt          DateTime           @updatedAt
+  /// When the repo was last indexed successfully.
   indexedAt          DateTime?
   isFork             Boolean
   isArchived         Boolean
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ model Connection {
   isDeclarative      Boolean              @default(false)
   createdAt          DateTime             @default(now())
   updatedAt          DateTime             @updatedAt
+  /// When the connection was last synced successfully.
   syncedAt           DateTime?
   repos              RepoToConnection[]
   syncStatus         ConnectionSyncStatus @default(SYNC_NEEDED)