diff --git a/contrib/submit-queue/github/github.go b/contrib/submit-queue/github/github.go
index f1a4d88f18f..5a84a1aaa78 100644
--- a/contrib/submit-queue/github/github.go
+++ b/contrib/submit-queue/github/github.go
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ func validateLGTMAfterPush(client *github.Client, user, project string, pr *gith
 	for ix := range events {
 		event := &events[ix]
 		if *event.Event == "labeled" && *event.Label.Name == "lgtm" {
-			lgtmTime = event.CreatedAt
+			if lgtmTime == nil || event.CreatedAt.After(*lgtmTime) {
+				lgtmTime = event.CreatedAt
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if lgtmTime == nil {
diff --git a/contrib/submit-queue/github/github_test.go b/contrib/submit-queue/github/github_test.go
index f0c8b759992..84396b7e23c 100644
--- a/contrib/submit-queue/github/github_test.go
+++ b/contrib/submit-queue/github/github_test.go
@@ -424,6 +424,60 @@ func TestValidateLGTMAfterPush(t *testing.T) {
 			lastModified: time.Unix(11, 0),
 			shouldPass:   false,
 		},
+		{
+			issueEvents: []github.IssueEvent{
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(12, 0)),
+				},
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(11, 0)),
+				},
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(10, 0)),
+				},
+			},
+			lastModified: time.Unix(11, 0),
+			shouldPass:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			issueEvents: []github.IssueEvent{
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(10, 0)),
+				},
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(11, 0)),
+				},
+				{
+					Event: stringPtr("labeled"),
+					Label: &github.Label{
+						Name: stringPtr("lgtm"),
+					},
+					CreatedAt: timePtr(time.Unix(12, 0)),
+				},
+			},
+			lastModified: time.Unix(11, 0),
+			shouldPass:   true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		client, server, mux := initTest()