diff --git a/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs b/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
index cf0a5c2f..c002bb2c 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ impl Runtime {
         let announcement = if let Some(ann) = fs::read(node_dir.join(node::NODE_ANNOUNCEMENT_FILE))
             .ok()
             .and_then(|ann| NodeAnnouncement::decode(&mut ann.as_slice()).ok())
+            .and_then(|ann| {
+                // If our announcement was made some time ago, the timestamp on it will be old,
+                // and it might not get gossiped to new nodes since it will be purged from caches.
+                // Therefore, we make sure it's never too old.
+                if clock.as_millis() - ann.timestamp
+                    <= config.limits.gossip_max_age.as_millis() as u64
+                {
+                    Some(ann)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })
             .and_then(|ann| {
                 if config.features() == ann.features
                     && config.alias == ann.alias