diff --git a/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts
index 28706323..4d7d7c1b 100644
--- a/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts
+++ b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ export function useSkipTracking(
         return;
       }
 
+      // Only report skips where end time is greater than start time
+      if (currentTime <= skipSessionStartRef.current) {
+        // Reset session state without creating event
+        isInSkipSessionRef.current = false;
+        skipSessionStartRef.current = 0;
+        sessionTotalRef.current = 0;
+        skipWindowRef.current = [];
+        return;
+      }
+
       // Create skip event for completed session
       const skipEvent: SkipEvent = {
         startTime: skipSessionStartRef.current,
diff --git a/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx b/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx
index 893e6dd9..cd4333f0 100644
--- a/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export function SkipTracker() {
             skip_duration: skip.skipDuration,
             content_id: meta?.tmdbId,
             content_type: meta?.type,
-            season_id: meta?.season?.tmdbId,
-            episode_id: meta?.episode?.tmdbId,
+            season: meta?.season?.number,
+            episode: meta?.episode?.number,
             confidence: adjustedConfidence,
             turnstile_token: turnstileToken ?? "",
           }),