diff --git a/src/services/worldStateService.ts b/src/services/worldStateService.ts
index 78b55cf5..ac4f9b5d 100644
--- a/src/services/worldStateService.ts
+++ b/src/services/worldStateService.ts
@@ -1831,7 +1831,10 @@ export const populateFissures = async (worldState: IWorldState): Promise<void> =
                 _id: toOid(fissure._id),
                 Region: meta.systemIndex + 1,
                 Seed: 1337,
-                Activation: toMongoDate(fissure.Activation),
+                Activation:
+                    fissure.Activation.getTime() < Date.now() // Activation is in the past?
+                        ? { $date: { $numberLong: "1000000000000" } } // Let the client know 'explicitly' to avoid interference from time constraints.
+                        : toMongoDate(fissure.Activation),
                 Expiry: toMongoDate(fissure.Expiry),
                 Node: fissure.Node,
                 MissionType: eMissionType[meta.missionIndex].tag,