diff --git a/app/infrastructure/db/repositories/like_repository.py b/app/infrastructure/db/repositories/like_repository.py
index 25c7916..5a0ed9c 100644
--- a/app/infrastructure/db/repositories/like_repository.py
+++ b/app/infrastructure/db/repositories/like_repository.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Likes are an append-only event log. Current state = latest event per (user, trac
 import datetime as dt
 import uuid
 
-from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy import Subquery, func, select
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import insert as pg_insert
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
@@ -105,31 +105,52 @@ class SqlAlchemyLikeRepository:
         rows = (await self._session.execute(stmt)).scalars().all()
         return [_to_entity(r) for r in rows]
 
+    def _latest_events_sq(
+        self, user_id: uuid.UUID, track_ids: list[uuid.UUID] | None
+    ) -> Subquery:
+        """The latest like event per ``track_id`` for a user, as a subquery.
+
+        ``DISTINCT ON (track_id)`` with a deterministic tiebreaker (``created_at``
+        then ``id``) picks exactly one row per track even when two events share an
+        identical ``created_at`` — likes carry a client-supplied timestamp from
+        offline sync, so ties are realistic and a plain ``max()``+equality-join
+        would return both rows (double-counting the track)."""
+        stmt = select(
+            LikeModel.track_id,
+            LikeModel.value.label("value"),
+            LikeModel.created_at.label("created_at"),
+        ).where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id)
+        if track_ids is not None:
+            stmt = stmt.where(LikeModel.track_id.in_(track_ids))
+        return (
+            stmt.distinct(LikeModel.track_id)
+            .order_by(
+                LikeModel.track_id,
+                LikeModel.created_at.desc(),
+                LikeModel.id.desc(),
+            )
+            .subquery()
+        )
+
     async def get_latest_state(
         self, *, user_id: uuid.UUID, track_ids: list[uuid.UUID]
     ) -> list[Like]:
         if not track_ids:
             return []
-        # Subquery: max(created_at) per track for this user
-        max_sq = (
-            select(
-                LikeModel.track_id,
-                func.max(LikeModel.created_at).label("latest"),
-            )
-            .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id, LikeModel.track_id.in_(track_ids))
-            .group_by(LikeModel.track_id)
-            .subquery()
-        )
         rows = (
             (
                 await self._session.execute(
                     select(LikeModel)
-                    .join(
-                        max_sq,
-                        (LikeModel.track_id == max_sq.c.track_id)
-                        & (LikeModel.created_at == max_sq.c.latest),
+                    .where(
+                        LikeModel.user_id == user_id,
+                        LikeModel.track_id.in_(track_ids),
+                    )
+                    .distinct(LikeModel.track_id)
+                    .order_by(
+                        LikeModel.track_id,
+                        LikeModel.created_at.desc(),
+                        LikeModel.id.desc(),
                     )
-                    .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id)
                 )
             )
             .scalars()
@@ -141,31 +162,14 @@ class SqlAlchemyLikeRepository:
         self, *, user_id: uuid.UUID, limit: int, offset: int
     ) -> list[Track]:
         # Tracks where the latest like event has value='like', ordered by like time desc
-        max_sq = (
-            select(
-                LikeModel.track_id,
-                func.max(LikeModel.created_at).label("latest"),
-            )
-            .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id)
-            .group_by(LikeModel.track_id)
-            .subquery()
-        )
-        liked_sq = (
-            select(LikeModel.track_id, LikeModel.created_at)
-            .join(
-                max_sq,
-                (LikeModel.track_id == max_sq.c.track_id)
-                & (LikeModel.created_at == max_sq.c.latest),
-            )
-            .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id, LikeModel.value == "like")
-            .subquery()
-        )
+        latest_sq = self._latest_events_sq(user_id, None)
         rows = (
             (
                 await self._session.execute(
                     select(TrackModel)
-                    .join(liked_sq, TrackModel.id == liked_sq.c.track_id)
-                    .order_by(liked_sq.c.created_at.desc())
+                    .join(latest_sq, TrackModel.id == latest_sq.c.track_id)
+                    .where(latest_sq.c.value == "like")
+                    .order_by(latest_sq.c.created_at.desc())
                     .limit(limit)
                     .offset(offset)
                 )
@@ -176,25 +180,11 @@ class SqlAlchemyLikeRepository:
         return [_track_to_entity(r) for r in rows]
 
     async def count_liked_tracks(self, *, user_id: uuid.UUID) -> int:
-        max_sq = (
-            select(
-                LikeModel.track_id,
-                func.max(LikeModel.created_at).label("latest"),
-            )
-            .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id)
-            .group_by(LikeModel.track_id)
-            .subquery()
-        )
-        liked_sq = (
-            select(LikeModel.track_id)
-            .join(
-                max_sq,
-                (LikeModel.track_id == max_sq.c.track_id)
-                & (LikeModel.created_at == max_sq.c.latest),
-            )
-            .where(LikeModel.user_id == user_id, LikeModel.value == "like")
-            .subquery()
-        )
+        latest_sq = self._latest_events_sq(user_id, None)
         return (
-            await self._session.execute(select(func.count()).select_from(liked_sq))
+            await self._session.execute(
+                select(func.count())
+                .select_from(latest_sq)
+                .where(latest_sq.c.value == "like")
+            )
         ).scalar_one()