diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
index 53885f1c..66211db9 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
         ZoneManager.hotZone = zone;
         ZoneManager.hotZoneCycle = 1;  // Used with HOTZONE_DURATION from config.
         zone.hasBeenHotzone = true;
-        hotZoneLastUpdate = LocalDateTime.now().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
+        ZoneManager.hotZoneLastUpdate = LocalDateTime.now().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/msg/HotzoneChangeMsg.java b/src/engine/net/client/msg/HotzoneChangeMsg.java
index aa570a33..9fc1a665 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/msg/HotzoneChangeMsg.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/msg/HotzoneChangeMsg.java
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ import engine.net.client.Protocol;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
 
 
 public class HotzoneChangeMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
 
     private int zoneType;
     private int zoneID;
-    private Duration endOfCycle;
+    private int secondsRemaining;
 
     /**
      * This is the general purpose constructor.
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ public class HotzoneChangeMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
         this.zoneID = zoneID;
 
         int hotZoneDuration = Integer.parseInt(ConfigManager.MB_HOTZONE_DURATION.getValue());
-
-        endOfCycle = Duration.between(Instant.now(), ZoneManager.hotZoneLastUpdate.plusSeconds(hotZoneDuration * 3600));
+        Instant currentInstant = LocalDateTime.now().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
+        secondsRemaining = (int) Duration.between(currentInstant, ZoneManager.hotZoneLastUpdate.plusSeconds(hotZoneDuration * 3600)).getSeconds();
 
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public class HotzoneChangeMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
     protected void _serialize(ByteBufferWriter writer) {
         writer.putInt(this.zoneType);
         writer.putInt(this.zoneID);
-        writer.putInt((int) endOfCycle.getSeconds());
+        writer.putInt(secondsRemaining);
     }
 
     /**