diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
index 5fbbd531ce..3471b27fac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile
 
             if (user.IsSupporter) supporterTag.Show();
 
-            if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Colour))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Colour))
             {
                 colourBar.Colour = OsuColour.FromHex(user.Colour);
                 colourBar.Show();
@@ -329,8 +329,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile
             }
             infoTextLeft.NewParagraph();
 
-            infoTextLeft.AddText("Joined ");
-            infoTextLeft.AddText(user.JoinDate, boldItalic);
+            if (user.JoinDate.ToUniversalTime().Year < 2008)
+            {
+                infoTextLeft.AddText("Here since the beginning", boldItalic);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                infoTextLeft.AddText("Joined ");
+                infoTextLeft.AddText(user.JoinDate.LocalDateTime.ToShortDateString(), boldItalic);
+            }
             infoTextLeft.NewLine();
             infoTextLeft.AddText("Last seen ");
             infoTextLeft.AddText(user.LastVisit.LocalDateTime.ToShortDateString(), boldItalic);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
index 99484d8ef3..69a0e9c98b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         [JsonProperty(@"id")]
         public long Id = 1;
 
-        [JsonProperty(@"joinDate")]
-        public string JoinDate;
+        [JsonProperty(@"join_date")]
+        public DateTimeOffset JoinDate;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"username")]
         public string Username;