diff --git a/src/common/connection.py b/src/common/connection.py
index 347e30796..6f46cec2d 100644
--- a/src/common/connection.py
+++ b/src/common/connection.py
@@ -2017,12 +2017,8 @@ class Connection(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlers):
 		if not change_nick:
 			t = p.setTag(common.xmpp.NS_MUC + ' x')
 			last_date = self.last_history_time[room_jid]
-			if last_date == 0:
-				last_date = time.time() - gajim.config.get(
-					'muc_restore_timeout') * 60
-			else:
-				last_date = min(last_date, time.time() - gajim.config.get(
-					'muc_restore_timeout') * 60)
+			last_date = max(self.last_history_time[room_jid],
+				time.time() - gajim.config.get('muc_restore_timeout') * 60)
 			last_date = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', time.gmtime(last_date))
 			t.setTag('history', {'maxstanzas': gajim.config.get(
 				'muc_restore_lines'), 'since': last_date})