diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index e5594b21..6f1d26f6 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -457,10 +457,19 @@ void NodeDB::updatePosition(uint32_t nodeId, const Position &p, RxSource src)
                 p.pos_timestamp, p.time, p.latitude_i, p.longitude_i);
         info->position = p;
 
+    } else if ((p.time > 0) && !p.latitude_i && !p.longitude_i && !p.pos_timestamp && 
+                !p.location_source) {
+        // FIXME SPECIAL TIME SETTING PACKET FROM EUD TO RADIO
+        // (stop-gap fix for issue #900)
+        DEBUG_MSG("updatePosition SPECIAL time setting time=%u\n", p.time);
+        info->position.time = p.time;
+
     } else {
         // Be careful to only update fields that have been set by the REMOTE sender
         // A lot of position reports don't have time populated.  In that case, be careful to not blow away the time we
         // recorded based on the packet rxTime
+        //
+        // FIXME perhaps handle RX_SRC_USER separately?
         DEBUG_MSG("updatePosition REMOTE node=0x%x time=%u, latI=%d, lonI=%d\n", 
                 nodeId, p.time, p.latitude_i, p.longitude_i);
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/Router.cpp b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
index 68b08161..053f3629 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Router.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,11 @@ void Router::handleReceived(MeshPacket *p, RxSource src)
     if (decoded) {
         // parsing was successful, queue for our recipient
         if (src == RX_SRC_LOCAL)
-            printPacket("handleReceived(local)", p);
+            printPacket("handleReceived(LOCAL)", p);
+        else if (src == RX_SRC_USER)
+            printPacket("handleReceived(USER)", p);
         else
-            printPacket("handleReceived(remote)", p);
+            printPacket("handleReceived(REMOTE)", p);
     } else {
         printPacket("packet decoding failed (no PSK?)", p);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/PositionPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/PositionPlugin.cpp
index 5f03ec6b..509750c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PositionPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PositionPlugin.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ bool PositionPlugin::handleReceivedProtobuf(const MeshPacket &mp, Position *pptr
 {
     auto p = *pptr;
 
-    // If inbound message is a replay (or spoof!) of our own messages, do not process
+    // If inbound message is a replay (or spoof!) of our own messages, we shouldn't process
     // (why use second-hand sources for our own data?)
+
+    // FIXME this can in fact happen with packets sent from EUD (src=RX_SRC_USER)
+    // to set fixed location, EUD-GPS location or just the time (see also issue #900)
     if (nodeDB.getNodeNum() == getFrom(&mp)) {
-        DEBUG_MSG("Ignored an incoming update from MYSELF\n");
-        return false;
+        DEBUG_MSG("Incoming update from MYSELF\n");
+        // DEBUG_MSG("Ignored an incoming update from MYSELF\n");
+        // return false;
     }
 
     // Log packet size and list of fields