diff --git a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
index c18e38b..30cef25 100644
--- a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
+++ b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ async function checkEachSegmentValid(userID: string, videoID: VideoID
             return { pass: false, errorMessage: "One of your segments times are invalid (too short, startTime before endTime, etc.)", errorCode: 400};
         }
 
+        // Check for POI segments before 1 second
+        if (getCategoryActionType(segments[i].category) === CategoryActionType.POI && startTime < 1) {
+            return { pass: false, errorMessage: "POI must be after 1 second", errorCode: 400};
+        }
+
         if (!isVIP && segments[i].category === "sponsor" && Math.abs(startTime - endTime) < 1) {
             // Too short
             return { pass: false, errorMessage: "Sponsors must be longer than 1 second long", errorCode: 400};
diff --git a/test/cases/postSkipSegments.ts b/test/cases/postSkipSegments.ts
index de502e1..cc61761 100644
--- a/test/cases/postSkipSegments.ts
+++ b/test/cases/postSkipSegments.ts
@@ -988,6 +988,18 @@ describe("postSkipSegments", () => {
             .catch(err => done(err));
     });
 
+    it("Should be rejected if a POI is at less than 1 second", (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(`${getbaseURL()
+        }/api/skipSegments?videoID=qqwerty&startTime=0.5&endTime=0.5&category=poi_highlight&userID=testtesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesting`, {
+            method: "POST",
+        })
+            .then(res => {
+                assert.strictEqual(res.status, 400);
+                done();
+            })
+            .catch(err => done(err));
+    });
+
     it("Should not be able to submit with colons in timestamps", (done: Done) => {
         fetch(`${getbaseURL()}/api/postVideoSponsorTimes`, {
             method: "POST",
@@ -1003,7 +1015,7 @@ describe("postSkipSegments", () => {
                 }]
             }),
         })
-            .then(async res => {
+            .then(res => {
                 assert.strictEqual(res.status, 400);
                 done();
             })