diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
index f4864dd9..2f31ec07 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ data class NodeInfo(
     var user: MeshUser? = null,
     var position: Position? = null,
     var snr: Float = Float.MAX_VALUE,
-    var rssi: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE
+    var rssi: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
+    var lastHeard: Int = 0 // the last time we've seen this node in secs since 1970
 ) : Parcelable {
 
-    /// Return the last time we've seen this node in secs since 1970
-    val lastSeen get() = position?.time ?: 0
+    /**
+     * Return the last time we've seen this node in secs since 1970
+     */
 
     val batteryPctLevel get() = position?.batteryPctLevel
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ data class NodeInfo(
             // FIXME - use correct timeout from the device settings
             val timeout =
                 15 * 60 // Don't set this timeout too tight, or otherwise we will stop sending GPS helper positions to our device
-            return (now - lastSeen <= timeout) || lastSeen == 0
+            return (now - lastHeard <= timeout) || lastHeard == 0
         }
 
     /// return the position if it is valid, else null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 83e616cc..21df092c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
         updateNodeInfo(fromNum) {
             debug("update ${it.user?.longName} with ${p.toOneLineString()}")
             it.position = Position(p)
-            updateNodeInfoTime(it, (defaultTime / 1000).toInt())
         }
     }
 
@@ -959,8 +958,8 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
             if (!mi.hasGPS) {
                 var broadcastSecs = prefs.positionBroadcastSecs
 
-                desiredInterval = if(broadcastSecs == 0) // unset by device, use default
-                     15 * 60 * 1000
+                desiredInterval = if (broadcastSecs == 0) // unset by device, use default
+                    15 * 60 * 1000
                 else
                     broadcastSecs * 1000L
             }
@@ -1821,6 +1820,5 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
 }
 
 fun updateNodeInfoTime(it: NodeInfo, rxTime: Int) {
-    if (it.position?.time == null || it.position?.time!! < rxTime)
-        it.position = it.position?.copy(time = rxTime)
+    it.lastHeard = rxTime
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
index 0649aa42..6f0958f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class UsersFragment : ScreenFragment("Users"), Logging {
             }
             renderBattery(n.batteryPctLevel, holder)
 
-            holder.lastTime.text = formatAgo(n.lastSeen);
+            holder.lastTime.text = formatAgo(n.lastHeard);
 
             if ((n.num == ourNodeInfo?.num) || (n.snr > 100f)) {
                 holder.signalView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
diff --git a/app/src/main/proto b/app/src/main/proto
index 820fa497..f9c4f875 160000
--- a/app/src/main/proto
+++ b/app/src/main/proto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 820fa497dfde07e129cad6955bf2f4b2b9cecebc
+Subproject commit f9c4f875818c9aa6995e6e25803d52557a1779c7
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshServiceTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshServiceTest.kt
index aabea759..40bd2c1c 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshServiceTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshServiceTest.kt
@@ -17,15 +17,7 @@ class MeshServiceTest {
 
         val newerTime = 20
         updateNodeInfoTime(nodeInfo, newerTime)
-        Assert.assertEquals(newerTime, nodeInfo.position?.time)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun givenNodeInfo_whenUpdatingWithOldTime_thenPositionTimeIsNotUpdated() {
-        val olderTime = 5
-        val timeBeforeTryingToUpdate = nodeInfo.position?.time
-        updateNodeInfoTime(nodeInfo, olderTime)
-        Assert.assertEquals(timeBeforeTryingToUpdate, nodeInfo.position?.time)
+        Assert.assertEquals(newerTime, nodeInfo.lastHeard)
     }
 }