diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index f3fa603..b114bf3 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
 import dataclasses
+import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
+import time
 import typing
 
 from aiokafka import AIOKafkaConsumer  # type:ignore
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
     group_id = os.environ["CONSUMER_GROUP"]
     topic = os.environ["NEXT_VISIT_TOPIC"]
     offset = os.environ["OFFSET"]
+    expire = os.environ["MESSAGE_EXPIRATION"]
     kafka_schema_registry_url = os.environ["KAFKA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL"]
     latiss_knative_serving_url = os.environ["LATISS_KNATIVE_SERVING_URL"]
     lsstcomcam_knative_serving_url = os.environ["LSSTCOMCAM_KNATIVE_SERVING_URL"]
@@ -273,6 +276,19 @@ async def main() -> None:
                                      "it's not an observation.")
                         continue
 
+                    # efdStamp is visit publication, in seconds since 1970-01-01 UTC
+                    if next_visit_message_initial["message"]["private_efdStamp"]:
+                        published = next_visit_message_initial["message"]["private_efdStamp"]
+                        age = time.time() - published
+                        if age > expire:
+                            logging.warning("Message published at %s is %s old, ignoring.",
+                                            time.ctime(published),
+                                            datetime.timedelta(seconds=age)
+                                            )
+                            continue
+                    else:
+                        logging.warning("Message does not have private_efdStamp, can't determine age.")
+
                     next_visit_message_updated = NextVisitModel(
                         salIndex=next_visit_message_initial["message"]["salIndex"],
                         scriptSalIndex=next_visit_message_initial["message"][