diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index c272fca..83e5e9e 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -987,9 +987,18 @@ class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
   }
 
   async updateVideoViews(id: string): Promise<void> {
-    // Since we can't update views in Bunny.net directly, we'll cache them locally
-    const currentViews = this.viewsCache.get(id) || 0;
-    this.viewsCache.set(id, currentViews + 1);
+    try {
+      // Persist view count increment to PostgreSQL database
+      await db.update(videos)
+        .set({ views: sql`${videos.views} + 1` })
+        .where(eq(videos.id, id));
+      console.log(`✅ View count incremented for video ${id} in database`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`❌ Failed to update view count for video ${id}:`, error);
+      // Fallback to memory cache if database fails
+      const currentViews = this.viewsCache.get(id) || 0;
+      this.viewsCache.set(id, currentViews + 1);
+    }
   }
 
   async getVideoCount(search?: string): Promise<number> {