diff --git a/cli/src/stake.rs b/cli/src/stake.rs
index 43ebfad4a8..feb0439343 100644
--- a/cli/src/stake.rs
+++ b/cli/src/stake.rs
@@ -571,7 +571,11 @@ pub fn process_show_stake_account(
             }
             println!(
                 "stake activates starting from epoch: {}",
-                stake.activation_epoch
+                if stake.activation_epoch < std::u64::MAX {
+                    stake.activation_epoch
+                } else {
+                    0
+                }
             );
             if stake.deactivation_epoch < std::u64::MAX {
                 println!(