diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/API/Common/Entitlement.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/API/Common/Entitlement.cs
index 218f902687..46d4264269 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/API/Common/Entitlement.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/API/Common/Entitlement.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ internal class Entitlement
     public Optional<bool> IsConsumed { get; set; }
 
     [JsonProperty("starts_at")]
-    public Optional<DateTimeOffset> StartsAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? StartsAt { get; set; }
 
     [JsonProperty("ends_at")]
     public Optional<DateTimeOffset?> EndsAt { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/AppSubscriptions/RestEntitlement.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/AppSubscriptions/RestEntitlement.cs
index e5fb4ea338..15f24fa05d 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/AppSubscriptions/RestEntitlement.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/AppSubscriptions/RestEntitlement.cs
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ internal void Update(Model model)
         ApplicationId = model.ApplicationId;
         Type = model.Type;
         IsConsumed = model.IsConsumed.GetValueOrDefault(false);
-        StartsAt = model.StartsAt.IsSpecified
-            ? model.StartsAt.Value
-            : null;
+        StartsAt = model.StartsAt;
         EndsAt = model.EndsAt.IsSpecified
             ? model.EndsAt.Value
             : null;
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/AppSubscriptions/SocketEntitlement.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/AppSubscriptions/SocketEntitlement.cs
index a4b71d9299..9c074c1e49 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/AppSubscriptions/SocketEntitlement.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/AppSubscriptions/SocketEntitlement.cs
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ internal void Update(Model model)
         ApplicationId = model.ApplicationId;
         Type = model.Type;
         IsConsumed = model.IsConsumed.GetValueOrDefault(false);
-        StartsAt = model.StartsAt.IsSpecified
-            ? model.StartsAt.Value
-            : null;
+        StartsAt = model.StartsAt;
         EndsAt = model.EndsAt.IsSpecified
             ? model.EndsAt.Value
             : null;