diff --git a/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/InterpolationTime.cs b/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/InterpolationTime.cs
index ec3c3cb..612f7d2 100644
--- a/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/InterpolationTime.cs
+++ b/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/InterpolationTime.cs
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ public void OnUpdate(float deltaTime)
             _clientTime += deltaTime * clientScaleTime;
         }
 
+        public bool IsMessageOutOfOrder(float newServerTime)
+        {
+            return newServerTime < _latestServerTime;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates <see cref="clientScaleTime"/> to keep <see cref="ClientTime"/> in line with <see cref="LatestServerTime"/>
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/SyncPositionSystem.cs b/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/SyncPositionSystem.cs
index 0ea245c..bfacfad 100644
--- a/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/SyncPositionSystem.cs
+++ b/Assets/NetworkPositionSync/Runtime/SyncPositionSystem.cs
@@ -557,6 +557,13 @@ internal void ClientHandleNetworkPositionMessage(NetworkPositionMessage msg)
             {
                 var time = packer.UnpackTime(reader);
 
+                if (TimeSync.IsMessageOutOfOrder(time))
+                {
+                    if (logger.LogEnabled()) logger.Log($"Ignoring packet before it was received out of order");
+                    // we dont want old packetes, we only care about most recent data so client can lerp towards it
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 while (packer.TryUnpackNext(reader, out var id, out var pos, out var rot))
                 {
                     if (Behaviours.Dictionary.TryGetValue(id, out var behaviour))