diff --git a/cron/newsletter-cercetasi-state.json b/cron/newsletter-cercetasi-state.json
index 0c82c80..7177e0a 100644
--- a/cron/newsletter-cercetasi-state.json
+++ b/cron/newsletter-cercetasi-state.json
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-{
-  "last_sent": 13,
-  "year": 2026,
-  "last_sent_at": "2026-04-02T18:59:37.878273+00:00"
-}
+{"last_sent": 13, "year": 2026, "last_sent_at": "2026-04-02T18:18:46.000000+00:00"}
diff --git a/src/newsletter_cercetasi.py b/src/newsletter_cercetasi.py
index 0729f02..c113623 100644
--- a/src/newsletter_cercetasi.py
+++ b/src/newsletter_cercetasi.py
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ def _write_state(state: dict) -> None:
 
 
 async def _newsletter_exists(n: int, year: int) -> bool:
-    """Return True if newsletter #{n}/{year} returns HTTP 200."""
+    """Return True if newsletter #{n}/{year} exists (HTTP 200, no redirect to 404 page).
+
+    Beehiiv redirects non-existent newsletters: /p/newsletter-N-din-YEAR → /?404=... (302)
+    A real newsletter returns 200 directly without redirect.
+    """
     url = NEWSLETTER_BASE_URL.format(n=n, year=year)
     try:
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=False) as client:
             resp = await client.get(url, timeout=10)
             return resp.status_code == 200
     except Exception as e: