diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index e2fd101b..a3109d24 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -19916,7 +19916,6 @@ console.log(`isLinux: ${LINUX}`);
     };
 
     $app.methods.updateCurrentUserLocation = function () {
-        API.currentUser.$travelingToTime = this.lastLocationDestinationTime;
         var ref = API.cachedUsers.get(API.currentUser.id);
         if (typeof ref === 'undefined') {
             return;
@@ -19924,7 +19923,8 @@ console.log(`isLinux: ${LINUX}`);
 
         // update cached user with both gameLog and API locations
         var currentLocation = API.currentUser.$locationTag;
-        if (API.currentUser.$location === 'traveling') {
+        var L = $utils.parseLocation(currentLocation);
+        if (L.isTraveling) {
             currentLocation = API.currentUser.$travelingToLocation;
         }
         ref.location = API.currentUser.$locationTag;
@@ -19956,13 +19956,18 @@ console.log(`isLinux: ${LINUX}`);
         } else {
             ref.$location_at = this.lastLocation.date;
             ref.$travelingToTime = this.lastLocationDestinationTime;
+            API.currentUser.$travelingToTime = this.lastLocationDestinationTime;
         }
     };
 
-    $app.methods.setCurrentUserLocation = async function (location) {
+    $app.methods.setCurrentUserLocation = async function (
+        location,
+        travelingToLocation
+    ) {
         API.currentUser.$location_at = Date.now();
         API.currentUser.$travelingToTime = Date.now();
         API.currentUser.$locationTag = location;
+        API.currentUser.$travelingToLocation = travelingToLocation;
         this.updateCurrentUserLocation();
 
         // janky gameLog support for Quest
diff --git a/src/classes/websocket.js b/src/classes/websocket.js
index c20651b6..de8ff06b 100644
--- a/src/classes/websocket.js
+++ b/src/classes/websocket.js
@@ -427,12 +427,15 @@ export default class extends baseClass {
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    // content.user: {}
-                    // content.world: {}
+                    // content.user: {} // we don't trust this
+                    // content.world: {} // this is long gone
+                    // content.worldId // where did worldId go?
+                    // content.instance // without worldId, this is useless
 
-                    this.currentUser.presence.instance = content.instance;
-                    this.currentUser.presence.world = content.worldId;
-                    $app.setCurrentUserLocation(content.location);
+                    $app.setCurrentUserLocation(
+                        content.location,
+                        content.travelingToLocation
+                    );
                     break;
 
                 case 'group-joined':