diff --git a/core/code/map_data_render.js b/core/code/map_data_render.js
index 12836962a..663e68718 100644
--- a/core/code/map_data_render.js
+++ b/core/code/map_data_render.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ window.Render.prototype.createPlaceholderPortalEntity = function (guid, latE6, l
 
   var ent = [
     guid, // ent[0] = guid
-    timestamp, // ent[1] = timestamp - zero will mean any other source of portal data will have a higher timestamp
+    0, // ent[1] = timestamp - zero will mean any other source of portal data will have a higher timestamp
     // ent[2] = an array with the entity data
     [
       'p', // 0 - a portal