diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 475a85561d..10c8a14257 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 	///////////
 
 /client/New(TopicData)
+	last_activity = world.time
 	world.SetConfig("APP/admin", ckey, "role=admin")
 	var/tdata = TopicData //save this for later use
 	TopicData = null							//Prevent calls to client.Topic from connect