diff --git a/bin/evening_detective_server b/bin/evening_detective_server
index 2205cf5..13cf3d3 100755
Binary files a/bin/evening_detective_server and b/bin/evening_detective_server differ
diff --git a/internal/repos/scenarios_repo/repo.go b/internal/repos/scenarios_repo/repo.go
index 228b91e..833f796 100644
--- a/internal/repos/scenarios_repo/repo.go
+++ b/internal/repos/scenarios_repo/repo.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (r *ScenariosRepo) UpdateScenarioStatusByID(
 				ELSE published_at
 			END,
 			updated_at = NOW()
-		WHERE id = $2 AND ($3 OR status <> 'public')`,
+		WHERE id = $2 AND ($3 OR status IS DISTINCT FROM 'public')`,
 		status,
 		id,
 		allowPublished,
diff --git a/internal/services/scenarios_service/service_test.go b/internal/services/scenarios_service/service_test.go
index 42a88a8..ca19b4c 100644
--- a/internal/services/scenarios_service/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/scenarios_service/service_test.go
@@ -229,6 +229,21 @@ func newTestService(repo *fakeScenariosRepo, storage *fakeStorage) *ScenarioServ
 	return NewScenarioService(repo, nil, testDomain, storage, scenario_archive.NewScenarioArchive())
 }
 
+func TestPublishDraftScenario(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := newFakeScenariosRepo()
+	id, err := repo.AddScenario(context.Background(), "Дело", 7)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := newTestService(repo, nil).UpdateScenarioStatusByID(context.Background(), id, "public", 7, false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("publish: %v", err)
+	}
+	if repo.get(id).Status != "public" {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %q, want public", repo.get(id).Status)
+	}
+}
+
 // seedScenario кладёт в repo сценарий с историей и изображениями в storage.
 func seedScenario(t *testing.T, repo *fakeScenariosRepo, storage *fakeStorage) *repos.Scenario {
 	t.Helper()