diff --git a/gossipd/gossip.c b/gossipd/gossip.c
index 0e30b1318..229ef292b 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip.c
@@ -569,11 +569,13 @@ static struct io_plan *getchannels_req(struct io_conn *conn, struct daemon *daem
 			entries[num_chans].source = n->out[j]->src->id;
 			entries[num_chans].destination = n->out[j]->dst->id;
 			entries[num_chans].active = n->out[j]->active;
-			entries[num_chans].delay = n->out[j]->delay;
-			entries[num_chans].fee_per_kw = n->out[j]->proportional_fee;
-			entries[num_chans].last_update_timestamp = n->out[j]->last_timestamp;
 			entries[num_chans].flags = n->out[j]->flags;
 			entries[num_chans].short_channel_id = n->out[j]->short_channel_id;
+			entries[num_chans].last_update_timestamp = n->out[j]->last_timestamp;
+			if (entries[num_chans].last_update_timestamp >= 0) {
+				entries[num_chans].fee_per_kw = n->out[j]->proportional_fee;
+				entries[num_chans].delay = n->out[j]->delay;
+			}
 			num_chans++;
 		}
 		n = node_map_next(daemon->rstate->nodes, &i);
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 6c7c12616..f93485114 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct node *new_node(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	n->out = tal_arr(n, struct node_connection *, 0);
 	n->alias = NULL;
 	n->node_announcement = NULL;
+	n->last_timestamp = -1;
 	n->addresses = tal_arr(n, struct ipaddr, 0);
 	node_map_add(rstate->nodes, n);
 	tal_add_destructor(n, destroy_node);
@@ -230,10 +231,8 @@ struct node_connection *half_add_connection(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	nc->short_channel_id = *schanid;
 	nc->active = false;
 	nc->flags = flags;
+	nc->last_timestamp = -1;
 	nc->min_blocks = 0;
-	nc->proportional_fee = 0;
-	nc->base_fee = 0;
-	nc->delay = 0;
 	return nc;
 }
 
@@ -763,7 +762,7 @@ void handle_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate, const u8 *update, size_
 					    &short_channel_id));
 		tal_free(tmpctx);
 		return;
-	} else if (c->channel_update && c->last_timestamp >= timestamp) {
+	} else if (c->last_timestamp >= timestamp) {
 		status_trace("Ignoring outdated update.");
 		tal_free(tmpctx);
 		return;
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ void handle_node_announcement(
 		status_trace("Node not found, was the node_announcement preceeded by at least channel_announcement?");
 		tal_free(tmpctx);
 		return;
-	} else if (node->node_announcement && node->last_timestamp >= timestamp) {
+	} else if (node->last_timestamp >= timestamp) {
 		status_trace("Ignoring node announcement, it's outdated.");
 		tal_free(tmpctx);
 		return;
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.h b/gossipd/routing.h
index c3dddecae..f5b4db2dd 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.h
+++ b/gossipd/routing.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct node_connection {
 	/* Is this connection active? */
 	bool active;
 
-	u32 last_timestamp;
+	s64 last_timestamp;
 
 	/* Minimum number of msatoshi in an HTLC */
 	u32 htlc_minimum_msat;
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ struct node_connection {
 struct node {
 	struct pubkey id;
 
+	/* -1 means never; other fields undefined */
+	s64 last_timestamp;
+
 	/* IP/Hostname and port of this node (may be NULL) */
 	struct ipaddr *addresses;
 
-	u32 last_timestamp;
-
 	/* Routes connecting to us, from us. */
 	struct node_connection **in, **out;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index d05b9e1d3..89badba47 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -301,16 +301,18 @@ static bool json_getchannels_reply(struct subd *gossip, const u8 *reply,
 		json_add_pubkey(response, "source", &entries[i].source);
 		json_add_pubkey(response, "destination",
 				&entries[i].destination);
-		json_add_bool(response, "active", entries[i].active);
-		json_add_num(response, "fee_per_kw", entries[i].fee_per_kw);
-		json_add_num(response, "last_update",
-			     entries[i].last_update_timestamp);
-		json_add_num(response, "flags", entries[i].flags);
-		json_add_num(response, "delay", entries[i].delay);
 		json_add_string(response, "short_id",
 				tal_fmt(reply, "%d:%d:%d/%d", scid->blocknum,
 					scid->txnum, scid->outnum,
 					entries[i].flags & 0x1));
+		json_add_num(response, "flags", entries[i].flags);
+		json_add_bool(response, "active", entries[i].active);
+		if (entries[i].last_update_timestamp >= 0) {
+			json_add_num(response, "last_update",
+				     entries[i].last_update_timestamp);
+			json_add_num(response, "fee_per_kw", entries[i].fee_per_kw);
+			json_add_num(response, "delay", entries[i].delay);
+		}
 		json_object_end(response);
 	}
 	json_array_end(response);
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_msg.c b/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
index 25d4a458a..cf1efcdff 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ void fromwire_gossip_getchannels_entry(const u8 **pptr, size_t *max,
 	fromwire_pubkey(pptr, max, &entry->source);
 	fromwire_pubkey(pptr, max, &entry->destination);
 	entry->active = fromwire_bool(pptr, max);
-	entry->fee_per_kw = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
-	entry->delay = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
-	entry->last_update_timestamp = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
 	entry->flags = fromwire_u16(pptr, max);
+	entry->last_update_timestamp = fromwire_u64(pptr, max);
+	if (entry->last_update_timestamp >= 0) {
+		entry->fee_per_kw = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
+		entry->delay = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
+	}
 }
 
 void towire_gossip_getchannels_entry(
@@ -58,8 +60,10 @@ void towire_gossip_getchannels_entry(
 	towire_pubkey(pptr, &entry->source);
 	towire_pubkey(pptr, &entry->destination);
 	towire_bool(pptr, entry->active);
-	towire_u32(pptr, entry->fee_per_kw);
-	towire_u32(pptr, entry->delay);
-	towire_u32(pptr, entry->last_update_timestamp);
 	towire_u16(pptr, entry->flags);
+	towire_u64(pptr, entry->last_update_timestamp);
+	if (entry->last_update_timestamp >= 0) {
+		towire_u32(pptr, entry->fee_per_kw);
+		towire_u32(pptr, entry->delay);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_msg.h b/lightningd/gossip_msg.h
index ee46b70a0..ea32c1e75 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_msg.h
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_msg.h
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ struct gossip_getnodes_entry {
 
 struct gossip_getchannels_entry {
 	struct pubkey source, destination;
-	u32 fee_per_kw;
 	bool active;
 	struct short_channel_id short_channel_id;
-	u32 last_update_timestamp;
-	u32 delay;
 	u16 flags;
+	s64 last_update_timestamp; /* -1 means never */
+	/* These are only set if last_update_timestamp >= 0 */
+	u32 delay;
+	u32 fee_per_kw;
 };
 
 void fromwire_gossip_getnodes_entry(const tal_t *ctx, const u8 **pptr,