diff --git a/basic/query.go b/basic/query.go
index 8fe39f6..a0a38a2 100644
--- a/basic/query.go
+++ b/basic/query.go
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ func (b *BasicRelay) QueryEvents(
 		params = append(params, filter.Since)
 	}
 
+	if filter.Until != 0 {
+		conditions = append(conditions, "created_at < ?")
+		params = append(params, filter.Until)
+	}
+
 	if len(conditions) == 0 {
 		// fallback
 		conditions = append(conditions, "true")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 22344de..9f5f811 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/fiatjaf/relayer
 go 1.15
 
 require (
-	github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.0
+	github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.1
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2165bca..99d1a2a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fiatjaf/bip340 v1.1.0 h1:W+CnUU3RyqgMKS2S9t/r2l3L4D+sSkRtU4la7MlVBR8=
 github.com/fiatjaf/bip340 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:MxAz+5FQUTW4OT2gnCBC6Our486wmqf72ykZIrh7+is=
-github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.0 h1:qAhi+K5f6KhC54Bk2cWpdw0BThkNCYehUZTC+NsgNQY=
-github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.0/go.mod h1:Uw7NI2zQE2QYgcT5495pZguoHoYRIrmXvLRO0eXhOs0=
+github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.1 h1:oMNyNKA+9k675y/hyQ4z+qm90aVvfzpiMSFS5wQ5pfI=
+github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr v0.2.1/go.mod h1:Uw7NI2zQE2QYgcT5495pZguoHoYRIrmXvLRO0eXhOs0=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0 h1:ozyZYNQW3x3HtqT1jira07DN2PArx2v7/mN66gGcHOs=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=