diff --git a/runtime/node.go b/runtime/node.go
index cd1bfcb..2e04c84 100644
--- a/runtime/node.go
+++ b/runtime/node.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func GetWirelessSettings(node *yanicRuntime.Node) *WirelessSettings {
 }
 
 type Node struct {
-	Lastseen  time.Time  `json:"lastseen" mapstructure:"-" gorm:"lastseen"`
+	Lastseen  *time.Time `json:"lastseen" mapstructure:"-" gorm:"lastseen"`
 	NodeID    string     `json:"node_id" gorm:"primary_key" mapstructure:"node_id"`
 	Blacklist *time.Time `json:"-"`
 	Address   string     `json:"ip"`
@@ -99,11 +99,19 @@ func NewNode(nodeOrigin *yanicRuntime.Node, ipPrefix string) *Node {
 func (n *Node) GetAddress() net.TCPAddr {
 	return net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(n.Address), Port: 22}
 }
+
+func (n *Node) TimeFilter(d time.Duration) bool {
+	now := time.Now()
+	before := now.Add(-d)
+	return n.Lastseen == nil || n.Lastseen.Before(before) || n.Blacklist != nil && n.Blacklist.After(before)
+}
+
 func (n *Node) Update(node *yanicRuntime.Node, ipPrefix string) {
 	if node == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	n.Lastseen = time.Now()
+	now := time.Now()
+	n.Lastseen = &now
 	if nodeinfo := node.Nodeinfo; nodeinfo != nil {
 		n.HostnameRespondd = nodeinfo.Hostname
 
diff --git a/runtime/node_test.go b/runtime/node_test.go
index d560d96..ba036f3 100644
--- a/runtime/node_test.go
+++ b/runtime/node_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package runtime
 import (
 	"net"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
@@ -33,3 +34,50 @@ func TestNode(t *testing.T) {
 	n1.Update(node1, "")
 	assert.False(n1.CheckRespondd())
 }
+
+func TestNodeTimeFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	d := time.Minute
+	now := time.Now()
+	before := now.Add(-time.Second)
+	after := before.Add(-d)
+
+	node := Node{}
+
+	node.Lastseen = nil
+	node.Blacklist = nil
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &after
+	node.Blacklist = nil
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &before
+	node.Blacklist = nil
+	assert.False(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = nil
+	node.Blacklist = &after
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &after
+	node.Blacklist = &after
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &before
+	node.Blacklist = &after
+	assert.False(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = nil
+	node.Blacklist = &before
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &after
+	node.Blacklist = &before
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+
+	node.Lastseen = &before
+	node.Blacklist = &before
+	assert.True(node.TimeFilter(d))
+}
diff --git a/runtime/ping.go b/runtime/ping.go
index d1a0636..8162670 100644
--- a/runtime/ping.go
+++ b/runtime/ping.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ func (pinger *Pinger) Stop() {
 
 func (pinger *Pinger) run() {
 	result := &data.PingResult{}
-	now := time.Now()
-	before := now.Add(-pinger.blacklistFor)
 
 	count := 0
 	var nodes []*Node
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ func (pinger *Pinger) run() {
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		go func(n *Node) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			if n.Blacklist != nil && n.Blacklist.After(before) {
+			if n.TimeFilter(pinger.blacklistFor) {
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/runtime/yanic.go b/runtime/yanic.go
index df1a0f7..c0621a5 100644
--- a/runtime/yanic.go
+++ b/runtime/yanic.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (conn *YanicDB) InsertNode(n *runtimeYanic.Node) {
 			"lastseen": now,
 		})
 
-		if lNode.Blacklist != nil && lNode.Blacklist.After(now.Add(-conn.blacklistFor)) {
+		if lNode.TimeFilter(conn.blacklistFor) {
 			logger.Debug("on blacklist")
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/websocket/hd_connect.go b/websocket/hd_connect.go
index 1b2e7ee..7733a3d 100644
--- a/websocket/hd_connect.go
+++ b/websocket/hd_connect.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package websocket
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	wsLib "dev.sum7.eu/genofire/golang-lib/websocket"
@@ -17,18 +15,12 @@ func (ws *WebsocketServer) connectHandler(logger *log.Entry, msg *wsLib.Message)
 	var nodes []*runtime.Node
 	var count int
 
-	now := time.Now()
-	before := now.Add(-ws.blacklistFor)
-
 	ws.db.Find(&nodes).Count(&count)
 
 	ws.nodes.Lock()
 	i := 0
 	for _, node := range nodes {
-		if node.Blacklist != nil && node.Blacklist.After(before) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if node.Lastseen.Before(before) {
+		if node.TimeFilter(ws.blacklistFor) {
 			continue
 		}
 		node.Update(ws.nodes.List[node.NodeID], ws.ipPrefix)