diff --git a/app/Jobs/Recipe/ImportRecipeJob.php b/app/Jobs/Recipe/ImportRecipeJob.php
index 86a278d..272fcdf 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Recipe/ImportRecipeJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Recipe/ImportRecipeJob.php
@@ -94,7 +94,13 @@ public function handle(): void
 
         App::setLocale($this->getLanguage());
 
-        $this->recipeModel = $this->importRecipe();
+        $recipe = $this->importRecipe();
+
+        if (! $recipe instanceof Recipe) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->recipeModel = $recipe;
 
         $this->syncIngredients();
         $this->syncAllergens();
@@ -110,29 +116,43 @@ public function handle(): void
      *
      * @throws DateMalformedIntervalStringException
      */
-    protected function importRecipe(): Recipe
+    protected function importRecipe(): ?Recipe
     {
         $suffix = $this->isPrimaryLocale() ? 'primary' : 'secondary';
 
+        $data = [
+            'name' => $this->recipe['name'],
+            'headline' => $this->recipe['headline'],
+            'description' => $this->recipe['descriptionMarkdown'],
+            'card_link' => $this->recipe['cardLink'],
+            'difficulty' => $this->recipe['difficulty'],
+            'prep_time' => $this->parseIsoDuration($this->recipe['prepTime']),
+            'total_time' => $this->parseIsoDuration($this->recipe['totalTime']),
+            'image_path' => $this->recipe['imagePath'],
+            'steps_' . $suffix => $this->transformSteps($this->recipe['steps']),
+            'nutrition_' . $suffix => $this->recipe['nutrition'],
+            'yields_' . $suffix => $this->recipe['yields'],
+            'variant' => $this->recipe['canonical'] !== '' && $this->recipe['canonical'] !== $this->recipe['id'],
+            'is_published' => $this->recipe['isPublished'],
+            'hellofresh_created_at' => $this->recipe['createdAt'],
+            'hellofresh_updated_at' => $this->recipe['updatedAt'],
+        ];
+
+        $recipe = $this->country->recipes()->where('hellofresh_id', $this->recipe['id'])->first();
+
+        if ($recipe) {
+            $recipe->update($data);
+
+            return $recipe;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->recipe['isPublished']) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         /** @var Recipe $recipe */
-        $recipe = $this->country->recipes()->updateOrCreate(
-            ['hellofresh_id' => $this->recipe['id']],
-            [
-                'name' => $this->recipe['name'],
-                'headline' => $this->recipe['headline'],
-                'description' => $this->recipe['descriptionMarkdown'],
-                'card_link' => $this->recipe['cardLink'],
-                'difficulty' => $this->recipe['difficulty'],
-                'prep_time' => $this->parseIsoDuration($this->recipe['prepTime']),
-                'total_time' => $this->parseIsoDuration($this->recipe['totalTime']),
-                'image_path' => $this->recipe['imagePath'],
-                'steps_' . $suffix => $this->transformSteps($this->recipe['steps']),
-                'nutrition_' . $suffix => $this->recipe['nutrition'],
-                'yields_' . $suffix => $this->recipe['yields'],
-                'variant' => $this->recipe['canonical'] !== '' && $this->recipe['canonical'] !== $this->recipe['id'],
-                'hellofresh_created_at' => $this->recipe['createdAt'],
-                'hellofresh_updated_at' => $this->recipe['updatedAt'],
-            ],
+        $recipe = $this->country->recipes()->create(
+            array_merge(['hellofresh_id' => $this->recipe['id']], $data)
         );
 
         return $recipe;
@@ -399,10 +419,6 @@ protected function shouldImport(): bool
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (! $this->recipe['isPublished']) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         if (empty($this->recipe['imagePath'])) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Recipe.php b/app/Models/Recipe.php
index 0cb5312..e4e7907 100644
--- a/app/Models/Recipe.php
+++ b/app/Models/Recipe.php
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Recipe extends Model
         'yields_primary',
         'yields_secondary',
         'variant',
+        'is_published',
         'hellofresh_created_at',
         'hellofresh_updated_at',
     ];
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ protected function casts(): array
             'yields_secondary' => 'array',
             'has_pdf' => 'bool',
             'variant' => 'bool',
+            'is_published' => 'bool',
             'hellofresh_created_at' => 'datetime',
             'hellofresh_updated_at' => 'datetime',
         ];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_01_26_000010_add_is_published_to_recipes_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_01_26_000010_add_is_published_to_recipes_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f58ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_01_26_000010_add_is_published_to_recipes_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/** @noinspection DuplicatedCode */
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class() extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('recipes', static function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->boolean('is_published')->default(true)->after('variant');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('recipes', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->dropColumn('is_published');
+        });
+    }
+};