diff --git a/internal/events/trigger/forward_event.go b/internal/events/trigger/forward_event.go
index eee6099..af920bd 100644
--- a/internal/events/trigger/forward_event.go
+++ b/internal/events/trigger/forward_event.go
@@ -109,13 +109,12 @@ func ForwardEvent(p ForwardParamters) (*http.Response, error) {
 
 func getSignatureHeader(req *http.Request, id string, secret string, transport string, timestamp string, payload []byte) {
 	mac := hmac.New(sha256.New, []byte(secret))
-	ts, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, timestamp)
 
 	switch transport {
 	case models.TransportWebhook:
 		req.Header.Set("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Timestamp", timestamp)
-		prefix := ts.AppendFormat([]byte(id), time.RFC3339Nano)
-		mac.Write(prefix)
+		// The signature must cover the exact timestamp string sent in the header
+		mac.Write([]byte(id + timestamp))
 		mac.Write(payload)
 		req.Header.Set("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Signature", fmt.Sprintf("sha256=%x", mac.Sum(nil)))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/events/trigger/forward_event_test.go b/internal/events/trigger/forward_event_test.go
index 3bac204..213a0aa 100644
--- a/internal/events/trigger/forward_event_test.go
+++ b/internal/events/trigger/forward_event_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/twitchdev/twitch-cli/internal/models"
 	"github.com/twitchdev/twitch-cli/test_setup"
 )
 
@@ -47,3 +48,50 @@ func TestForwardEventEventsub(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer ts.Close()
 }
+
+func TestForwardEventSignatureUsesTimestampHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	a := test_setup.SetupTestEnv(t)
+
+	secret := "potaytoes"
+	id := "test-message-id"
+
+	// Valid RFC3339Nano timestamps that are not in Go's canonical output form
+	timestamps := []string{
+		"2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+		"2023-01-01T00:00:00.120Z",
+		"2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
+	}
+
+	for _, timestamp := range timestamps {
+		ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			a.Nil(err)
+
+			// Signature is HMAC-SHA256 over message id + timestamp header + body, as documented by Twitch
+			mac := hmac.New(sha256.New, []byte(secret))
+			mac.Write([]byte(r.Header.Get("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Id")))
+			mac.Write([]byte(r.Header.Get("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Timestamp")))
+			mac.Write(body)
+
+			a.Equal(timestamp, r.Header.Get("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Timestamp"))
+			a.Equal(fmt.Sprintf("sha256=%x", mac.Sum(nil)), r.Header.Get("Twitch-Eventsub-Message-Signature"), timestamp)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+		}))
+
+		resp, err := ForwardEvent(ForwardParamters{
+			ID:                  id,
+			ForwardAddress:      ts.URL,
+			JSON:                []byte(`{"test":true}`),
+			Transport:           models.TransportWebhook,
+			Timestamp:           timestamp,
+			Secret:              secret,
+			Event:               "channel.follow",
+			Type:                EventSubMessageTypeNotification,
+			SubscriptionVersion: "2",
+		})
+		a.Nil(err)
+		a.Equal(http.StatusAccepted, resp.StatusCode)
+		resp.Body.Close()
+		ts.Close()
+	}
+}