diff --git a/plugins/relay.py b/plugins/relay.py
index 8537baf..1e2c047 100644
--- a/plugins/relay.py
+++ b/plugins/relay.py
@@ -464,15 +464,9 @@ def relayModes(irc, remoteirc, sender, channel, modes=None):
     log.debug('(%s) Relay mode: remotechan for %s on %s is %s', irc.name, channel, irc.name, remotechan)
     if remotechan is None:
         return
-    rc = remoteirc.channels[remotechan]
-    c = irc.channels[channel]
     if modes is None:
-        modes = c.modes
-        log.debug('(%s) Relay mode: channel data for %s%s: %s', irc.name, remoteirc.name, remotechan, rc)
-    if c.ts > rc.ts:
-        log.debug('(%s) Relay mode: dropping relaying modes %r to %s%s, since our TS (%s) is greater than theirs (%s)',
-                  irc.name, modes, remoteirc.name, remotechan, c.ts, rc.ts)
-        return
+        modes = irc.channels[channel].modes
+        log.debug('(%s) Relay mode: channel data for %s%s: %s', irc.name, remoteirc.name, remotechan, remoteirc.channels[remotechan])
     supported_modes = []
     log.debug('(%s) Relay mode: initial modelist for %s is %s', irc.name, channel, modes)
     for modepair in modes:
@@ -651,8 +645,6 @@ def relayJoins(irc, channel, users, ts, modes):
             # bother spawning it.
             continue
         log.debug('(%s) relayJoins: got %r for users', irc.name, users)
-        ts = irc.channels[channel].ts
-        rts = remoteirc.channels[remotechan].ts
         for user in users.copy():
             if utils.isInternalClient(irc, user) or user not in irc.users:
                 # We don't need to clone PyLink pseudoclients... That's
diff --git a/protocols/inspircd.py b/protocols/inspircd.py
index be8577b..c5823af 100644
--- a/protocols/inspircd.py
+++ b/protocols/inspircd.py
@@ -71,9 +71,16 @@ def sjoinServer(irc, server, channel, users, ts=None):
     log.debug('(%s) sjoinServer: got %r for users', irc.name, users)
     if not server:
         raise LookupError('No such PyLink PseudoClient exists.')
-    if ts is None:
-        ts = irc.channels[channel].ts
-    log.debug("sending SJOIN to %s%s with ts %s (that's %r)", channel, irc.name, ts, 
+    orig_ts = irc.channels[channel].ts
+    ts = ts or orig_ts
+    if ts < orig_ts:
+        log.debug('(%s) sjoinServer: resetting TS of %r from %s to %s (clearing modes)',
+                  irc.name, channel, orig_ts, ts)
+        irc.channels[channel].ts = ts
+        irc.channels[channel].modes.clear()
+        for p in irc.channels[channel].prefixmodes.values():
+            p.clear()
+    log.debug("sending SJOIN to %s%s with ts %s (that's %r)", channel, irc.name, ts,
               time.strftime("%c", time.localtime(ts)))
     # Strip out list-modes, they shouldn't be ever sent in FJOIN.
     modes = [m for m in irc.channels[channel].modes if m[0] not in irc.cmodes['*A']]
diff --git a/protocols/ts6.py b/protocols/ts6.py
index 94c758a..0e8c161 100644
--- a/protocols/ts6.py
+++ b/protocols/ts6.py
@@ -77,8 +77,15 @@ def sjoinServer(irc, server, channel, users, ts=None):
     log.debug('(%s) sjoinServer: got %r for users', irc.name, users)
     if not server:
         raise LookupError('No such PyLink PseudoClient exists.')
-    if ts is None:
-        ts = irc.channels[channel].ts
+    orig_ts = irc.channels[channel].ts
+    ts = ts or orig_ts
+    if ts < orig_ts:
+        log.debug('(%s) sjoinServer: resetting TS of %r from %s to %s (clearing modes)',
+                  irc.name, channel, orig_ts, ts)
+        irc.channels[channel].ts = ts
+        irc.channels[channel].modes.clear()
+        for p in irc.channels[channel].prefixmodes.values():
+            p.clear()
     log.debug("sending SJOIN to %s%s with ts %s (that's %r)", channel, irc.name, ts,
               time.strftime("%c", time.localtime(ts)))
     modes = [m for m in irc.channels[channel].modes if m[0] not in irc.cmodes['*A']]