diff --git a/shard.yml b/shard.yml
index eb0e903..01c5c8b 100644
--- a/shard.yml
+++ b/shard.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: action-controller
-version: 7.4.0
+version: 7.4.1
 crystal: ">= 1.9.0"
 
 dependencies:
diff --git a/src/action-controller/base.cr b/src/action-controller/base.cr
index 08c96e9..d666125 100644
--- a/src/action-controller/base.cr
+++ b/src/action-controller/base.cr
@@ -846,7 +846,11 @@ abstract class ActionController::Base
     end
 
     if last_modified
-      resp_headers["Last-Modified"] = HTTP.format_time(last_modified)
+      # we need to update this as the HTTP header is less exact
+      check_time = HTTP.format_time(last_modified)
+      resp_headers["Last-Modified"] = check_time
+      last_modified = HTTP.parse_time(check_time).as(Time)
+
       if req_modified = req_headers["If-Modified-Since"]?
         modified_since = HTTP.parse_time(req_modified)
       end