diff --git a/source/game/StarItemDrop.cpp b/source/game/StarItemDrop.cpp
index 3ff0d37..10ba8f5 100644
--- a/source/game/StarItemDrop.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarItemDrop.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ RectF ItemDrop::collisionArea() const {
 }
 
 void ItemDrop::update(float dt, uint64_t) {
+  m_dropAge.update(world()->epochTime());
+
   if (isMaster()) {
     if (m_owningEntity.get() != NullEntityId) {
       updateTaken(true);
@@ -217,7 +219,6 @@ void ItemDrop::update(float dt, uint64_t) {
     m_movementController.tickMaster(dt);
 
     m_intangibleTimer.tick(dt);
-    m_dropAge.update(world()->epochTime());
     m_ageItemsTimer.update(world()->epochTime());
 
     if ((m_mode.get() == Mode::Intangible || m_mode.get() == Mode::Available) && m_movementController.atWorldLimit())
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@ void ItemDrop::update(float dt, uint64_t) {
       Root::singleton().itemDatabase()->loadItem(m_itemDescriptor.get(), m_item);
     m_netGroup.tickNetInterpolation(GlobalTimestep);
     if (m_owningEntity.get() != NullEntityId) {
-      m_dropAge.update(world()->epochTime());
       if (!isMaster() && m_dropAge.elapsedTime() > 1.0f)
         m_owningEntity.set(NullEntityId);
       else {