diff --git a/src/broker/Manager.cc b/src/broker/Manager.cc
index e42bed29ab..2e36509a2f 100644
--- a/src/broker/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/broker/Manager.cc
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ void Manager::ProcessMessage(std::string_view topic, broker::zeek::Event& ev) {
 
     if ( vl.size() == args.size() ) {
         zeek::detail::EventMetadataVectorPtr meta;
-        if ( ts > 0.0 )
+        if ( ts >= 0.0 )
             meta = zeek::detail::MakeEventMetadataVector(ts);
 
         event_mgr.Enqueue(std::move(meta), handler, std::move(vl), util::detail::SOURCE_BROKER);
diff --git a/src/cluster/Backend.cc b/src/cluster/Backend.cc
index f7300e22d6..ae23a5fbf1 100644
--- a/src/cluster/Backend.cc
+++ b/src/cluster/Backend.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ using namespace zeek::cluster;
 
 bool detail::LocalEventHandlingStrategy::DoProcessEvent(std::string_view topic, detail::Event e) {
     zeek::detail::EventMetadataVectorPtr meta;
-    if ( auto ts = e.Timestamp(); ts > 0.0 )
+    if ( auto ts = e.Timestamp(); ts >= 0.0 )
         meta = zeek::detail::MakeEventMetadataVector(e.Timestamp());
 
     zeek::event_mgr.Enqueue(std::move(meta), e.Handler(), std::move(e.Args()), util::detail::SOURCE_BROKER);