diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c1d3c89..384c96d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ async fn sse_handler(
         }
     }
 
+    let _ = match con.srem::<&str, &i32, usize>("authors-online", &author_id).await {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to remove author from online list: {}", e);
+            return HttpResponse::InternalServerError().finish();
+        }
+    };
+
     let server_event = match rx.recv().await {
         Ok(event) => event,
         Err(e) => {