diff --git a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
index 501bc204c8..a06479960e 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
@@ -641,8 +641,9 @@ export function receiveNodesForTopology(nodes, topologyId) {
 }
 
 export function receiveTopologies(topologies) {
-  return (dispatch, getWeirdState) => {
-    const getState = () => getWeirdState().scope || getWeirdState();
+  return (dispatch, getGlobalState) => {
+    // NOTE: Fortunately, this will go when Time Travel is out of <CloudFeature />.
+    const getState = () => getGlobalState().scope || getGlobalState();
     const firstLoad = !getState().get('topologiesLoaded');
     dispatch({
       type: ActionTypes.RECEIVE_TOPOLOGIES,
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/string-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/string-utils.js
index 0e086bea0c..e22218996f 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/string-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/string-utils.js
@@ -89,13 +89,14 @@ export function ipToPaddedString(value) {
 // Formats metadata values. Add a key to the `formatters` obj
 // that matches the `dataType` of the field. You must return an Object
 // with the keys `value` and `title` defined.
-export function formatDataType(field, currentTimestamp) {
+// `referenceTimestamp` is the timestamp we've time-travelled to.
+export function formatDataType(field, referenceTimestampStr = null) {
   const formatters = {
     datetime(timestampString) {
       const timestamp = moment(timestampString);
-      const now = currentTimestamp ? moment(currentTimestamp) : moment();
+      const referenceTimestamp = referenceTimestampStr ? moment(referenceTimestampStr) : moment();
       return {
-        value: timestamp.from(now),
+        value: timestamp.from(referenceTimestamp),
         title: timestamp.utc().toISOString()
       };
     }