diff --git a/src/components/StarterPack/NewskieDialog.tsx b/src/components/StarterPack/NewskieDialog.tsx
index aea68bd509..c4202a4fc2 100644
--- a/src/components/StarterPack/NewskieDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/StarterPack/NewskieDialog.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ export function NewskieDialog({
   const {joinedViaStarterPack} = profile
   const profileName = profile.displayName || `@${profile.handle}`
 
-  if (!profile.createdAt) return null
-
   return (
     <>
       <Pressable
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
index 97093c912a..3a520f1605 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Handle.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@ export function ProfileHeaderHandle({
   const t = useTheme()
   const invalidHandle = isInvalidHandle(profile.handle)
   const blockHide = profile.viewer?.blocking || profile.viewer?.blockedBy
+  const createdAt = new Date(profile.createdAt).getTime()
 
   const isNewskie =
-    profile.createdAt &&
+    createdAt > 0 &&
     Date.now() + 60e3 * 24 * DAYS_TO_SHOW_NEWSKIE >
       new Date(profile.createdAt).getTime()
 
+  console.log({
+    date: Date.now() + 60e3 * 24 * DAYS_TO_SHOW_NEWSKIE,
+    createdAt: new Date(profile.createdAt).getTime(),
+  })
+
+  console.log(isNewskie)
+
   return (
     <View
       style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_xs, a.align_center]}