diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e938994bf7..ebff5ed59e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+]
+
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
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-
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  "serde 1.0.104 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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diff --git a/src/node/presence.rs b/src/node/presence.rs
index 49fc0be047..262d26800a 100644
--- a/src/node/presence.rs
+++ b/src/node/presence.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Notifier {
             host: node_config.socket_address.to_string(), // note: the directory server determines the real incoming IP itself, but uses the socket. Host here is just a placeholder.
             pub_key: node_config.public_key_string(),
             layer: node_config.layer as u64,
-            last_seen: 666,
+            last_seen: 0,
         };
         Notifier {
             net_client,