diff --git a/backend/routes/forum.py b/backend/routes/forum.py
index 33eb726..58d03b4 100644
--- a/backend/routes/forum.py
+++ b/backend/routes/forum.py
@@ -166,8 +166,22 @@ async def list_threads(
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # POST /api/forum/threads
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-def _check_post_limits(user_id: int, conn, text: str, user_created_at: str | None = None, is_thread: bool = False):
-    """Cooldown, Stunden-Limit und Duplikat-Check für Forum-Posts."""
+def _check_post_limits(user_id: int, conn, text: str, user_created_at: str | None = None,
+                       is_thread: bool = False, now_client: str | None = None):
+    """Cooldown, Stunden-Limit und Duplikat-Check für Forum-Posts.
+
+    WICHTIG: created_at wird als Client-Lokalzeit gespeichert (safe_client_time).
+    Alle Zeit-Checks müssen daher gegen die gleiche Zeitbasis rechnen — sonst
+    sorgt der UTC/Lokalzeit-Versatz (z.B. CEST = UTC+2) dafür, dass der Cooldown
+    dauerhaft greift (diff wird negativ → immer < 30). Referenz ist die
+    Client-Zeit dieses Requests (now_client), Fallback UTC.
+    """
+    from datetime import datetime as _dt, timedelta as _td
+    try:
+        now_dt = _dt.fromisoformat(now_client) if now_client else _dt.utcnow()
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        now_dt = _dt.utcnow()
+
     # 30-Sekunden-Cooldown zwischen beliebigen Posts
     last = conn.execute(
         """SELECT MAX(created_at) AS last FROM (
@@ -179,25 +193,25 @@ def _check_post_limits(user_id: int, conn, text: str, user_created_at: str | Non
     ).fetchone()["last"]
     if last:
         try:
-            from datetime import datetime as _dt
-            diff = (_dt.utcnow() - _dt.fromisoformat(last)).total_seconds()
-            if diff < 30:
+            diff = (now_dt - _dt.fromisoformat(last)).total_seconds()
+            if 0 <= diff < 30:
                 raise HTTPException(429, "Bitte warte einen Moment bevor du erneut postest.")
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             pass
 
-    # Stunden-Limit
+    # Stunden-Limit (gleiche Zeitbasis wie created_at)
+    hour_ago = (now_dt - _td(hours=1)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     if is_thread:
         count = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_threads WHERE user_id=? AND created_at > datetime('now','-1 hour')",
-            (user_id,),
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_threads WHERE user_id=? AND created_at > ?",
+            (user_id, hour_ago),
         ).fetchone()[0]
         if count >= 5:
             raise HTTPException(429, "Du hast in dieser Stunde bereits 5 Threads erstellt. Bitte warte etwas.")
     else:
         count = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE user_id=? AND created_at > datetime('now','-1 hour')",
-            (user_id,),
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE user_id=? AND created_at > ?",
+            (user_id, hour_ago),
         ).fetchone()[0]
         if count >= 20:
             raise HTTPException(429, "Du hast in dieser Stunde bereits 20 Antworten geschrieben. Bitte warte etwas.")
@@ -223,8 +237,8 @@ async def create_thread(data: ThreadCreate, user=Depends(get_current_user)):
     if data.kategorie not in KATEGORIEN:
         raise HTTPException(400, "Ungültige Kategorie.")
     with db() as conn:
-        _check_post_limits(user["id"], conn, data.text.strip(), user.get("created_at"), is_thread=True)
         ct = safe_client_time(data.client_time)
+        _check_post_limits(user["id"], conn, data.text.strip(), user.get("created_at"), is_thread=True, now_client=ct)
         cur = conn.execute(
             """INSERT INTO forum_threads (user_id, kategorie, titel, text, thread_lat, thread_lon, thread_ort, created_at)
                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
@@ -370,9 +384,9 @@ async def create_post(thread_id: int, data: PostCreate, user=Depends(get_current
         if thread['is_deleted']:
             raise HTTPException(404, "Thread nicht gefunden.")
 
-        _check_post_limits(user["id"], conn, data.text.strip(), user.get("created_at"), is_thread=False)
-
         ct = safe_client_time(data.client_time)
+        _check_post_limits(user["id"], conn, data.text.strip(), user.get("created_at"), is_thread=False, now_client=ct)
+
         cur = conn.execute(
             "INSERT INTO forum_posts (thread_id, user_id, text, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
             (thread_id, user['id'], data.text.strip(), ct)