diff --git a/app/imports/client/oro/fleetWidgets/FleetStatusWidget/index.js b/app/imports/client/oro/fleetWidgets/FleetStatusWidget/index.js
index 68e6fa40..c8425534 100644
--- a/app/imports/client/oro/fleetWidgets/FleetStatusWidget/index.js
+++ b/app/imports/client/oro/fleetWidgets/FleetStatusWidget/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import useRobotsWithStatus from '../../hooks/useRobotsWithStatus';
 import { useMethod } from '../../util/meteorUtils';
 import FleetStatusComponent from './FleetStatusComponent';
 import { UI_AGG_STATUS } from '../fleetFilteringUtil';
-import { AGG_STATUSES_KEY } from '../../../../shared/constants';
+import { AGG_STATUSES_KEY, HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE } from '../../../../shared/constants';
 import { useWidgetData } from '../../contexts/WidgetDataContext';
 
 const FleetStatusWidgetContainer = ({
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const FleetStatusWidgetContainer = ({
       const st = status?.[attributeId];
       if (st?.message) {
         let { message } = st;
-        if (st.ts) {
+        if (st.ts && st.ts !== HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE) { // ghosts: no age, see lib/status.js
           message += ` (Last reported ${moment(st.ts).fromNow()})`;
         }
         return message;
diff --git a/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/CustomDataWidget/DataType/KeyValueComponent.js b/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/CustomDataWidget/DataType/KeyValueComponent.js
index b0c0e771..c4979a23 100644
--- a/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/CustomDataWidget/DataType/KeyValueComponent.js
+++ b/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/CustomDataWidget/DataType/KeyValueComponent.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { Table, TableHead, TableSortLabel } from '@mui/material';
 import { makeStyles } from 'tss-react/mui';
 import { AttributeValueFormatter } from '../../../../../shared/attributes';
 import { UNDEFINED_VALUE } from '../../../../../lib/util';
+import { HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE } from '../../../../../shared/constants';
 import {
   StyledTableBody,
   StyledTableCell,
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ const KeyValueComponent = ({ customData, staleIndicator = true, now }) => {
       let { ts } = kv;
       const value = kv.value !== undefined ? formatter(kv.value) : UNDEFINED_VALUE;
       // HACK: Timestamps may come a few secs/mins in the future due to clock differences.
-      if (ts > now) ts = now;
-      const isStale = staleIndicator && now - kv.ts > MAX_DATA_AGE;
+      // Ghost robots carry the sentinel timestamp, which must read as current (see lib/status.js).
+      if (ts > now || ts === HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE) ts = now;
+      const isStale = staleIndicator && now - ts > MAX_DATA_AGE;
       return (
         <StyledTableRow
           data-test="mc-keyvalue-widget-tablerow"
diff --git a/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/RobotInfoButtons/RobotInfoButtonsComponent.js b/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/RobotInfoButtons/RobotInfoButtonsComponent.js
index bfdbd5da..d195c375 100644
--- a/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/RobotInfoButtons/RobotInfoButtonsComponent.js
+++ b/app/imports/client/oro/robotWidgets/RobotInfoButtons/RobotInfoButtonsComponent.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { Navigation2, Settings } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTracker } from 'meteor/react-meteor-data';
 import moment from 'moment';
 // ORO modules
-import { ID_TYPE_ROBOT } from '../../../../shared/constants';
+import { ID_TYPE_ROBOT, HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE } from '../../../../shared/constants';
 import {
   ACTION_TYPES,
   createInternalActionId
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ const RobotInfoButtons = (props) => {
    * Returns a string indicating the elapsed time since the robot's
    * last connection.
    */
-  const getLastSeenInterval = () => 'Last seen ' + moment(updateStamp).fromNow();
+  const getLastSeenInterval = () => (updateStamp === HACK_GHOST_UPDATE_STAMP_VALUE
+    ? 'Last seen just now' // HACK: ghost robots, see lib/status.js
+    : 'Last seen ' + moment(updateStamp).fromNow());
 
   /**
    * Returns a string indicating the last seen time for a robot in