diff --git a/toxcore/group_chats.c b/toxcore/group_chats.c
index 8609e45b..fdf6e834 100644
--- a/toxcore/group_chats.c
+++ b/toxcore/group_chats.c
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ void callback_groupmessage(Group_Chat *chat, void (*function)(Group_Chat *chat,
 
 Group_Chat *new_groupchat(Networking_Core *net)
 {
+    unix_time_update();
+    
     if (net == 0)
         return 0;
 
@@ -561,6 +563,7 @@ static void ping_close(Group_Chat *chat)
 
 void do_groupchat(Group_Chat *chat)
 {
+    unix_time_update();
     ping_close(chat);
 }
 
diff --git a/toxcore/net_crypto.c b/toxcore/net_crypto.c
index a9aa77f9..9b8eff96 100644
--- a/toxcore/net_crypto.c
+++ b/toxcore/net_crypto.c
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ static void receive_crypto(Net_Crypto *c)
  */
 Net_Crypto *new_net_crypto(Networking_Core *net)
 {
+    unix_time_update();
+    
     if (net == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
@@ -791,6 +793,7 @@ static void kill_timedout(Net_Crypto *c)
 /* Main loop. */
 void do_net_crypto(Net_Crypto *c)
 {
+    unix_time_update();
     do_lossless_udp(c->lossless_udp);
     kill_timedout(c);
     receive_crypto(c);