diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 6c09386f7..62ea43f08 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ static int node_ready(void *d, int status)
 	a->state[0].status = status;
 	spa_system_clock_gettime(data_system, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
 	a->signal_time = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_NSEC(&ts);
+	a->awake_time = a->signal_time;
 
 	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(spa_system_eventfd_write(data_system, data->rtwritefd, 1) < 0))
 		pw_log_warn("node %p: write failed %m", node);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 548d37512..9b8592219 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1775,6 +1775,11 @@ again:
 	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(node->driver && !node->driving))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!node->driver) {
+		a->status = PW_NODE_ACTIVATION_FINISHED;
+		a->finish_time = nsec;
+	}
+
 	if (status & SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA) {
 		spa_list_for_each(p, &node->rt.output_mix, rt.node_link)
 			spa_node_process(p->mix);