diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
index dfb1b1ca..2f423a86 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class EntryVariables(SourceVariables):
         int
             The last two digits of the upload year, i.e. 22 in 2022
         """
-        return int(self.upload_date[:2])
+        return int(str(self.upload_year)[-2:])
 
     @property
     def upload_month_padded(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py b/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
index 2e625eeb..e78d17d4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def mock_entry_to_dict(
         "upload_date": upload_date,
         "upload_date_standardized": f"{upload_year}-{_pad(upload_month)}-{_pad(upload_day)}",
         "upload_year": upload_year,
-        "upload_year_truncated": int(str(upload_year)[:2]),
+        "upload_year_truncated": 21,
         "upload_month": upload_month,
         "upload_month_padded": _pad(upload_month),
         "upload_day": upload_day,