diff --git a/cif/metadata.go b/cif/metadata.go
index 9198ead..e0c030f 100644
--- a/cif/metadata.go
+++ b/cif/metadata.go
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ func checkMetadata(oldMeta *dbAccess.CifMetadata, newMeta *upstreamApi.JsonTimet
 		return "nil-pointer", false
 	}
 
-	// Handle non-matching sequence numbers between full and daily download types
-	if isAfterYesterdayAt0600(oldMeta.LastUpdate) {
-		return "last-update-full", true
+	if !isTimestampWithinLastFiveDays(newMeta.Timestamp) {
+		return "downloaded-data-is-too-old", false
 	}
 
+	// Handle non-matching sequence numbers between full and daily download types
+	//	if isAfterYesterdayAt0600(oldMeta.LastUpdate) {
+	//		return "last-update-full", true
+	//	}
+
 	// Check that the new metadata sequence is as expected.
 	if newMeta.Metadata.Sequence == oldMeta.LastSequence+1 {
 		return "correct-sequence", true
@@ -49,3 +53,12 @@ func generateMetadata(header *upstreamApi.JsonTimetableV1) *dbAccess.CifMetadata
 
 	return &newMetadata
 }
+
+// Accepts a unix timestamp and returns true if the timestamp is within the last five days, else false
+func isTimestampWithinLastFiveDays(ts int64) bool {
+	timestamp := time.Unix(ts, 0)
+	timeNow := time.Now()
+	fiveDaysAgo := timeNow.AddDate(0, 0, -5)
+
+	return !timestamp.Before(fiveDaysAgo)
+}
diff --git a/cif/metadata_test.go b/cif/metadata_test.go
index f934ebb..02d460d 100644
--- a/cif/metadata_test.go
+++ b/cif/metadata_test.go
@@ -80,3 +80,22 @@ func TestIsAfterYesterdayAt0600(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsTimestampWithinLastFiveDays(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		ts     int64
+		expect bool
+	}{
+		{"WithinLastFiveDays", time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -3).Unix(), true},
+		{"ExactlyFiveDaysAgo", time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -5).Unix(), false}, //False due to elapsed time during test
+		{"MoreThanFiveDaysAgo", time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -7).Unix(), false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		result := isTimestampWithinLastFiveDays(tc.ts)
+		if result != tc.expect {
+			t.Errorf("For %s (%d), expected %t, but got %t", tc.name, tc.ts, tc.expect, result)
+		}
+	}
+}