diff --git a/crl/updater/updater.go b/crl/updater/updater.go
index 237fbd951..731bab614 100644
--- a/crl/updater/updater.go
+++ b/crl/updater/updater.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (cu *crlUpdater) updateShard(ctx context.Context, atTime time.Time, issuerN
 
 	// Query for unexpired certificates, with padding to ensure that revoked certificates show
 	// up in at least one CRL, even if they expire between revocation and CRL generation.
-	expiresAfter := cu.clk.Now().Add(cu.lookbackPeriod)
+	expiresAfter := cu.clk.Now().Add(-cu.lookbackPeriod)
 
 	saStream, err := cu.sa.GetRevokedCertsByShard(ctx, &sapb.GetRevokedCertsByShardRequest{
 		IssuerNameID:  int64(issuerNameID),
diff --git a/crl/updater/updater_test.go b/crl/updater/updater_test.go
index 04893aa78..d3c1f9595 100644
--- a/crl/updater/updater_test.go
+++ b/crl/updater/updater_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -67,6 +68,15 @@ func (f *fakeSAC) GetRevokedCerts(ctx context.Context, _ *sapb.GetRevokedCertsRe
 
 // Return some configured contents, but only for shard 2.
 func (f *fakeSAC) GetRevokedCertsByShard(ctx context.Context, req *sapb.GetRevokedCertsByShardRequest, _ ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[corepb.CRLEntry], error) {
+	// This time is based on the setting of `clk` in TestUpdateShard,
+	// minus the setting of `lookbackPeriod` in that same function (24h).
+	want := time.Date(2020, time.January, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	got := req.ExpiresAfter.AsTime().UTC()
+	if !got.Equal(want) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fakeSAC.GetRevokedCertsByShard called with ExpiresAfter=%s, want %s",
+			got, want)
+	}
+
 	if req.ShardIdx == 2 {
 		return &f.revokedCertsByShard, nil
 	}
@@ -220,11 +230,15 @@ func TestUpdateShard(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	clk := clock.NewFake()
-	clk.Set(time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	clk.Set(time.Date(2020, time.January, 18, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
 	cu, err := NewUpdater(
 		[]*issuance.Certificate{e1, r3},
-		2, 18*time.Hour, 24*time.Hour,
-		6*time.Hour, time.Minute, 1, 1,
+		2,
+		18*time.Hour, // shardWidth
+		24*time.Hour, // lookbackPeriod
+		6*time.Hour,  // updatePeriod
+		time.Minute,  // updateTimeout
+		1, 1,
 		"stale-if-error=60",
 		5*time.Minute,
 		nil,