diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
index dc56282da..d7d44d267 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
@@ -665,11 +665,6 @@ public class AccountsManager {
           dynamoAccount.getMasterDevice().get().getSignedPreKey())) {
         return Optional.of("masterDeviceSignedPreKey");
       }
-
-      if (!Objects.equals(databaseAccount.getMasterDevice().get().getPushTimestamp(),
-          dynamoAccount.getMasterDevice().get().getPushTimestamp())) {
-        return Optional.of("masterDevicePushTimestamp");
-      }
     }
 
     try {
@@ -681,6 +676,15 @@ public class AccountsManager {
         return Optional.of("version");
       }
 
+      if (databaseAccount.getMasterDevice().isPresent() && dynamoAccount.getMasterDevice().isPresent()) {
+        if (Math.abs(databaseAccount.getMasterDevice().get().getPushTimestamp() -
+            dynamoAccount.getMasterDevice().get().getPushTimestamp()) > 60 * 1_000L) {
+          // These are generally few milliseconds off, because the setter uses System.currentTimeMillis() internally,
+          // but we can be more relaxed
+          return Optional.of("masterDevicePushTimestamp");
+        }
+      }
+
       if (!serializedEquals(databaseAccount, dynamoAccount)) {
         return Optional.of("serialization");
       }
@@ -756,6 +760,9 @@ public class AccountsManager {
     @JsonIgnore
     private long lastSeen;
 
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private long pushTimestamp;
+
   }
 
   private boolean serializedEquals(final Object database, final Object dynamo) throws JsonProcessingException {
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
index 40c75bff1..fbc5edc36 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class AccountsManagerTest {
       Thread.sleep(5);
       device2.setApnId("123");
 
-      assertEquals(Optional.of("masterDevicePushTimestamp"), accountsManager.compareAccounts(Optional.of(a1), Optional.of(a2)));
+      assertEquals(Optional.empty(), accountsManager.compareAccounts(Optional.of(a1), Optional.of(a2)));
 
       a1.removeDevice(1L);
       a2.removeDevice(1L);