diff --git a/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/common_file.c.patch b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/common_file.c.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c995fd34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/common_file.c.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/lib/common/file.c b/src/lib/common/file.c
+index ae851ae..872c363 100644
+--- a/src/lib/common/file.c
++++ b/src/lib/common/file.c
+@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ do_write(struct empfile *ep, void *buf, int id, int count)
+ 	return -1;
+ 
+     if (ep->flags & EFF_TYPED) {
+-	now = ep->flags & EFF_NOTIME ? (time_t)-1 : time(NULL);
++	now = ep->flags & EFF_NOTIME ? (time_t)-1 : (time_t)100;
+ 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+ 	    /*
+ 	     * TODO Oopses here could be due to bad data corruption.
diff --git a/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/lost.c.patch b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/lost.c.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceb20064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/lost.c.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/lib/commands/lost.c b/src/lib/commands/lost.c
+index 8e410e6..b29c0a2 100644
+--- a/src/lib/commands/lost.c
++++ b/src/lib/commands/lost.c
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ lost(void)
+ 
+     prdate();
+     nlost = 0;
+-    time(&now);
++    now = (time_t)101;
+     pr("DUMP LOST ITEMS %ld\n", (long)now);
+     if (player->god)
+ 	pr("owner ");