diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeRefundService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeRefundService.ts
index c0a19d8a6..cbf720aac 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeRefundService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeRefundService.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class StripeRefundService {
 		const subscriptionId = refund.metadata.subscription_id;
 		if (subscriptionId) {
 			try {
-				await this.subscriptionService.cancelSubscriptionImmediately(user.id, 'self_serve_refund');
+				await this.subscriptionService.cancelSubscriptionImmediately(user.id, 'self_serve_refund', subscriptionId);
 			} catch (error) {
 				Logger.error(
 					{error, userId: user.id.toString(), subscriptionId},
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeSubscriptionService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeSubscriptionService.ts
index d3d886357..e01c45b0e 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeSubscriptionService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/services/StripeSubscriptionService.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class StripeSubscriptionService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async cancelSubscriptionImmediately(userId: UserID, reason?: string): Promise<void> {
+	async cancelSubscriptionImmediately(userId: UserID, reason?: string, expectedSubscriptionId?: string): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.stripe) {
 			throw new StripePaymentNotAvailableError();
 		}
@@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ export class StripeSubscriptionService {
 		if (!user.stripeSubscriptionId) {
 			throw new StripeNoActiveSubscriptionError();
 		}
+		if (expectedSubscriptionId && user.stripeSubscriptionId !== expectedSubscriptionId) {
+			Logger.info(
+				{
+					userId: user.id.toString(),
+					expectedSubscriptionId,
+					currentSubscriptionId: user.stripeSubscriptionId,
+					reason: reason ?? null,
+				},
+				'Skipping immediate cancellation because the target subscription is no longer the current one',
+			);
+			return;
+		}
 		try {
 			const canceledSubscription = await this.stripe.subscriptions.cancel(
 				user.stripeSubscriptionId,
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/tests/StripeRefundService.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/tests/StripeRefundService.test.ts
index 3d2374f8e..f600dc7f4 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/tests/StripeRefundService.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/stripe/tests/StripeRefundService.test.ts
@@ -487,4 +487,90 @@ describe('StripeRefundService self-serve refund', () => {
 			expect(idempotencyKeys[1]).toContain('retry-1');
 		});
 	});
+	describe('self-serve refund teardown targeting', () => {
+		function trackingSubscriptionDeleteHandler(deleted: Array<string>) {
+			return http.delete(`${STRIPE_API_BASE}/v1/subscriptions/:id`, ({params}) => {
+				deleted.push(String(params.id));
+				return HttpResponse.json({id: params.id, object: 'subscription', status: 'canceled'});
+			});
+		}
+
+		function buildRefundUpdatedEvent(opts: {
+			eventId: string;
+			refundId: string;
+			userId: string;
+			invoiceId: string;
+			subscriptionId: string;
+		}): StripeWebhookEventData {
+			return {
+				id: opts.eventId,
+				type: 'refund.updated',
+				data: {
+					object: {
+						id: opts.refundId,
+						object: 'refund',
+						status: 'succeeded',
+						amount: 2500,
+						currency: 'usd',
+						metadata: {
+							refund_kind: 'self_serve',
+							user_id: opts.userId,
+							invoice_id: opts.invoiceId,
+							subscription_id: opts.subscriptionId,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			};
+		}
+
+		test('leaves a newer subscription alone when the refunded one is no longer current', async () => {
+			server.use(...createStripeApiHandlers().handlers);
+			const deleted: Array<string> = [];
+			server.use(trackingSubscriptionDeleteHandler(deleted));
+			const account = await createTestAccount(harness);
+			const userId = createUserID(BigInt(account.userId));
+			await setStripeIds(harness, account, {
+				stripe_customer_id: MOCK_CUSTOMER_ID,
+				stripe_subscription_id: 'sub_bought_after_the_refund',
+			});
+			await sendWebhook(
+				buildRefundUpdatedEvent({
+					eventId: 'evt_stale_teardown',
+					refundId: 're_stale_teardown',
+					userId: account.userId,
+					invoiceId: 'in_stale_teardown',
+					subscriptionId: 'sub_refunded_and_already_gone',
+				}),
+			);
+			expect(deleted).toEqual([]);
+			const userRepository = new UserRepository();
+			const user = await userRepository.findUnique(userId);
+			expect(user!.stripeSubscriptionId).toBe('sub_bought_after_the_refund');
+		});
+
+		test('cancels the subscription when the refunded one is still current', async () => {
+			server.use(...createStripeApiHandlers().handlers);
+			const deleted: Array<string> = [];
+			server.use(trackingSubscriptionDeleteHandler(deleted));
+			const account = await createTestAccount(harness);
+			const userId = createUserID(BigInt(account.userId));
+			await setStripeIds(harness, account, {
+				stripe_customer_id: MOCK_CUSTOMER_ID,
+				stripe_subscription_id: MOCK_SUBSCRIPTION_ID,
+			});
+			await sendWebhook(
+				buildRefundUpdatedEvent({
+					eventId: 'evt_current_teardown',
+					refundId: 're_current_teardown',
+					userId: account.userId,
+					invoiceId: 'in_current_teardown',
+					subscriptionId: MOCK_SUBSCRIPTION_ID,
+				}),
+			);
+			expect(deleted).toEqual([MOCK_SUBSCRIPTION_ID]);
+			const userRepository = new UserRepository();
+			const user = await userRepository.findUnique(userId);
+			expect(user!.stripeSubscriptionId).toBeNull();
+		});
+	});
 });