diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
index 5fa835a9ba..67a49712ae 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class Transaction;
 class LedgerMaster : public Stoppable, public AbstractFetchPackContainer
 {
 public:
+    // Age for last validated ledger if the process has yet to validate.
+    static constexpr std::chrono::seconds NO_VALIDATED_LEDGER_AGE =
+        std::chrono::hours{24 * 14};
+
     explicit LedgerMaster(
         Application& app,
         Stopwatch& stopwatch,
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
index f189340b94..da23bf12dd 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ LedgerMaster::getValidatedLedgerAge()
     if (valClose == 0s)
     {
         JLOG(m_journal.debug()) << "No validated ledger";
-        return weeks{2};
+        return NO_VALIDATED_LEDGER_AGE;
     }
 
     std::chrono::seconds ret = app_.timeKeeper().closeTime().time_since_epoch();
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 66d01b791e..5c3aadc0ec 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -2757,16 +2757,24 @@ NetworkOPsImp::getServerInfo(bool human, bool admin, bool counters)
             if (std::abs(closeOffset.count()) >= 60)
                 l[jss::close_time_offset] = closeOffset.count();
 
-            auto lCloseTime = lpClosed->info().closeTime;
-            auto closeTime = app_.timeKeeper().closeTime();
-            if (lCloseTime <= closeTime)
+            constexpr std::chrono::seconds HIGH_AGE_THRESHOLD{1000000};
+            if (m_ledgerMaster.haveValidated())
             {
-                using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-                auto age = closeTime - lCloseTime;
-                if (age < 1000000s)
-                    l[jss::age] = Json::UInt(age.count());
-                else
-                    l[jss::age] = 0;
+                auto const age = m_ledgerMaster.getValidatedLedgerAge();
+                l[jss::age] =
+                    Json::UInt(age < HIGH_AGE_THRESHOLD ? age.count() : 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                auto lCloseTime = lpClosed->info().closeTime;
+                auto closeTime = app_.timeKeeper().closeTime();
+                if (lCloseTime <= closeTime)
+                {
+                    using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+                    auto age = closeTime - lCloseTime;
+                    l[jss::age] =
+                        Json::UInt(age < HIGH_AGE_THRESHOLD ? age.count() : 0);
+                }
             }
         }