diff --git a/docs/architecture/xtream-portal-compatibility.md b/docs/architecture/xtream-portal-compatibility.md
index a68ed6b22..7f48a9e5f 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/xtream-portal-compatibility.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/xtream-portal-compatibility.md
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ timezone is learned by `withPortal.checkPortalStatus()` and normalized by
 - otherwise (`UTC+3`, a typo, an unknown alias) the offset is derived from
   the clock pair the same response carries — `time_now` read as a naive UTC
   wall clock minus `timestamp_now`, snapped to 15 minutes — and stored as
-  `UTC±HH:MM`;
+  `UTC±HH:MM`. This is a snapshot without DST rules: for such a panel,
+  programmes on the far side of a DST switch are off by an hour until the
+  next account-info check refreshes the offset. Xtream Codes reports PHP
+  timezone identifiers (IANA names), so the snapshot only serves
+  non-standard servers, where the alternative was the viewer's clock;
 - with neither, nothing is stored and the URL falls back to the viewer's
   clock, the only remaining guess.
 
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.spec.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.spec.ts
index c4976fe2b..58d34e90d 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.spec.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,58 @@ describe('withPortal', () => {
             expect(transformPlaylistMeta).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
+        it('persists a late answer under the playlist that asked, never onto the one selected meanwhile', async () => {
+            const other: XtreamPlaylistData = {
+                ...PLAYLIST,
+                id: 'playlist-2',
+                name: 'Other portal',
+                serverUrl: 'https://other.example.com',
+            };
+            let answer!: (value: unknown) => void;
+            apiService.getAccountInfo.mockReturnValue(
+                new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    answer = resolve;
+                })
+            );
+
+            const pending = store.checkPortalStatus();
+            store.setCurrentPlaylist(other);
+            answer({
+                user_info: { auth: 1, exp_date: '0', status: 'Active' },
+                server_info: { timezone: 'Europe/London' },
+            });
+
+            await expect(pending).resolves.toBe('active');
+            expect(store.currentPlaylist()).toEqual(other);
+            expect(store.portalStatus()).toBe('unavailable');
+            expect(transformPlaylistMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                PLAYLIST.id,
+                expect.any(Function)
+            );
+            expect(storedPlaylist.serverTimezone).toBe('Europe/London');
+        });
+
+        it('does not mark a playlist selected meanwhile unavailable for the earlier playlist’s failure', async () => {
+            const other: XtreamPlaylistData = { ...PLAYLIST, id: 'playlist-2' };
+            let fail!: (reason: unknown) => void;
+            apiService.getAccountInfo.mockReturnValue(
+                new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+                    fail = reject;
+                })
+            );
+
+            const pending = store.checkPortalStatus();
+            store.setCurrentPlaylist(other);
+            respondWith({ timezone: 'UTC' });
+            await store.checkPortalStatus();
+            expect(store.portalStatus()).toBe('active');
+
+            fail(new Error('panel down'));
+
+            await expect(pending).resolves.toBe('unavailable');
+            expect(store.portalStatus()).toBe('active');
+        });
+
         it('still reports the portal status when persisting the timezone fails', async () => {
             transformPlaylistMeta.mockImplementation(() => {
                 throw new Error('storage unavailable');
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
index a6b1f7e3b..497885ed7 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
@@ -166,10 +166,17 @@ export function withPortal() {
                                   .map((format) => format.trim())
                                   .filter(Boolean)
                             : undefined;
-                        patchState(store, { portalStatus });
+                        // The answer belongs to the playlist whose
+                        // credentials were sent: its timezone is persisted
+                        // under THAT id regardless, while the store is
+                        // patched only if that playlist is still the
+                        // selected one — a source switch during the request
+                        // must not hand playlist A's status or clock to
+                        // playlist B.
                         const current = store.currentPlaylist();
-                        if (current) {
+                        if (current?.id === playlist.id) {
                             patchState(store, {
+                                portalStatus,
                                 currentPlaylist: {
                                     ...current,
                                     allowedOutputFormats,
@@ -178,20 +185,22 @@ export function withPortal() {
                                         : {}),
                                 },
                             });
-                            if (
-                                serverTimezone &&
-                                serverTimezone !== current.serverTimezone
-                            ) {
-                                await rememberServerTimezone(
-                                    current.id,
-                                    serverTimezone
-                                );
-                            }
+                        }
+                        if (
+                            serverTimezone &&
+                            serverTimezone !== playlist.serverTimezone
+                        ) {
+                            await rememberServerTimezone(
+                                playlist.id,
+                                serverTimezone
+                            );
                         }
                         return portalStatus;
                     } catch (error) {
                         logger.error('Error checking portal status', error);
-                        patchState(store, { portalStatus: 'unavailable' });
+                        if (store.currentPlaylist()?.id === playlist.id) {
+                            patchState(store, { portalStatus: 'unavailable' });
+                        }
                         return 'unavailable';
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.spec.ts b/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.spec.ts
index af8a1d5dd..590ad484e 100644
--- a/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.spec.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,25 @@ describe('xtream-server-timezone.util', () => {
             ).toBe(Date.UTC(2026, 2, 29, 1, 30, 0) / 1000);
         });
 
+        it('rejects out-of-range fields instead of letting Date.UTC roll them over', () => {
+            expect(
+                parseXtreamServerLocalDateTime('2026-13-01 25:00:00', 'UTC')
+            ).toBeNull();
+            expect(
+                parseXtreamServerLocalDateTime('2026-02-30 10:00:00', 'UTC')
+            ).toBeNull();
+            expect(
+                parseXtreamServerLocalDateTime('2026-09-06 23:60:00', 'UTC')
+            ).toBeNull();
+            expect(
+                deriveXtreamServerUtcOffsetMinutes('2026-09-06 24:00:00', EPOCH)
+            ).toBeNull();
+            // A leap day is a real date.
+            expect(
+                parseXtreamServerLocalDateTime('2028-02-29 00:00:00', 'UTC')
+            ).toBe(Date.UTC(2028, 1, 29) / 1000);
+        });
+
         it('returns null for malformed strings or an unusable timezone', () => {
             expect(
                 parseXtreamServerLocalDateTime('2026-09-06', 'UTC')
diff --git a/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.ts b/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.ts
index fc21daef1..b48b7a7dc 100644
--- a/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.ts
+++ b/libs/shared/interfaces/src/lib/xtream-server-timezone.util.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ export function deriveXtreamServerUtcOffsetMinutes(
  * The single persistable timezone string for a panel: its IANA name when
  * the runtime resolves it, else a fixed offset derived from the clock
  * fields, else `undefined` (nothing trustworthy was reported).
+ *
+ * The fixed offset is a snapshot of the panel's clock and carries no DST
+ * rules: for such a panel, programmes on the far side of a DST switch are
+ * off by an hour until the next account-info check refreshes the offset.
+ * That is the most a panel with an unusable name gives away — Xtream Codes
+ * itself reports PHP timezone identifiers, which are IANA names, so the
+ * snapshot only ever serves non-standard servers, where the alternative is
+ * the viewer's clock, wrong in every season.
  */
 export function resolveXtreamServerTimezone(
     serverInfo: XtreamServerClockInfo | null | undefined
@@ -269,15 +277,40 @@ function parseNaiveUtcMs(value: string | null | undefined): number | null {
         return null;
     }
     const [, year, month, day, hour, minute, second = '0'] = match;
-    const ms = Date.UTC(
+    const fields = [
         Number(year),
         Number(month) - 1,
         Number(day),
         Number(hour),
         Number(minute),
-        Number(second)
+        Number(second),
+    ];
+    const ms = Date.UTC(
+        fields[0],
+        fields[1],
+        fields[2],
+        fields[3],
+        fields[4],
+        fields[5]
     );
-    return Number.isFinite(ms) ? ms : null;
+    if (!Number.isFinite(ms)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    // `Date.UTC` rolls out-of-range fields over (`2026-13-01 25:00` becomes
+    // a real instant in 2027); only a string that reads back unchanged is a
+    // date the panel actually wrote.
+    const date = new Date(ms);
+    const readBack = [
+        date.getUTCFullYear(),
+        date.getUTCMonth(),
+        date.getUTCDate(),
+        date.getUTCHours(),
+        date.getUTCMinutes(),
+        date.getUTCSeconds(),
+    ];
+    return fields.every((field, index) => field === readBack[index])
+        ? ms
+        : null;
 }
 
 function pad(value: number): string {