diff --git a/app/views/post_versions/index.html.erb b/app/views/post_versions/index.html.erb
index 826f702ee..4e864b748 100644
--- a/app/views/post_versions/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/post_versions/index.html.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <%= render "posts/partials/common/inline_blacklist" %>
-    <p class="fineprint">Recent updates may not have been processed yet. The most recently processed version was <%= time_ago_in_words_tagged(PostVersion.maximum(:updated_at)) %>.</p>
+    <p class="fineprint">
+      Recent updates may not have been processed yet. The
+      most recently processed version was <%= time_ago_in_words_tagged(PostVersion.maximum(:updated_at) || Time.zone.now) %>.
+    </p>
 
     <% if @post_versions.length == 0 %>
       <%= render "post_sets/blank" %>