diff --git a/Common/Data/Consolidators/SessionConsolidator.cs b/Common/Data/Consolidators/SessionConsolidator.cs
index 564f444dadd9..efd416db6529 100644
--- a/Common/Data/Consolidators/SessionConsolidator.cs
+++ b/Common/Data/Consolidators/SessionConsolidator.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ public SessionConsolidator(SecurityExchangeHours exchangeHours, TickType sourceT
         /// <param name="data">The new data</param>
         protected override void AggregateBar(ref SessionBar workingBar, BaseData data)
         {
+            if (!_initialized)
+            {
+                if (workingBar.Time == DateTime.MaxValue || data.Time.Date > workingBar.Time.Date)
+                {
+                    workingBar.Time = data.Time.Date;
+                }
+                _initialized = true;
+            }
+
             // Handle open interest
             if (data.DataType == MarketDataType.Tick && data is Tick oiTick && oiTick.TickType == TickType.OpenInterest)
             {
@@ -82,20 +91,6 @@ protected override void AggregateBar(ref SessionBar workingBar, BaseData data)
             workingBar.Update(data, Consolidated);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Updates the session with new market data and initializes the consolidator if needed
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="data">The new data to update the session with</param>
-        public override void Update(BaseData data)
-        {
-            if (!_initialized)
-            {
-                _workingBar.Time = data.Time.Date;
-                _initialized = true;
-            }
-            base.Update(data);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates the current local time and triggers Scan() if a new day is detected.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Tests/Indicators/SessionTests.cs b/Tests/Indicators/SessionTests.cs
index 3a12e3674286..825b8fab8de5 100644
--- a/Tests/Indicators/SessionTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/Indicators/SessionTests.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,49 @@ private static IEnumerable<TestCaseData> NextSessionTradingDayCases()
             yield return new TestCaseData(new DateTime(2025, 8, 29, 10, 0, 0), new DateTime(2025, 9, 2));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void ManualDailyBarUpdateProducesOneConsolidationPerBar()
+        {
+            var symbol = Symbols.SPY;
+            var barCount = 20;
+            var exchangeHours = MarketHoursDatabase.FromDataFolder().GetExchangeHours(symbol.ID.Market, symbol, symbol.SecurityType);
+            var session = new Session(TickType.Trade, exchangeHours, symbol, barCount + 1);
+
+            var barDate = new DateTime(2025, 9, 2, 9, 30, 0);
+            for (var i = 0; i < barCount; i++)
+            {
+                session.Update(new TradeBar(barDate, symbol, 100 + i, 101 + i, 99 + i, 100 + i, 1000, Time.OneDay));
+                barDate = barDate.AddDays(1);
+                while (!exchangeHours.IsDateOpen(barDate.Date, false))
+                {
+                    barDate = barDate.AddDays(1);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(barCount, session.Samples);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GapDayDataPreservesCorrectTimestampAndContent()
+        {
+            var symbol = Symbols.SPY;
+            var exchangeHours = MarketHoursDatabase.FromDataFolder().GetExchangeHours(symbol.ID.Market, symbol, symbol.SecurityType);
+            var session = new Session(TickType.Trade, exchangeHours, symbol, 5);
+
+            var sep2 = new DateTime(2025, 9, 2, 9, 30, 0);
+            var sep4 = new DateTime(2025, 9, 4, 9, 30, 0);
+            var sep5 = new DateTime(2025, 9, 5, 9, 30, 0);
+
+            session.Update(new TradeBar(sep2, symbol, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000, Time.OneDay));
+            session.Update(new TradeBar(sep4, symbol, 200, 210, 190, 205, 2000, Time.OneDay));
+            session.Update(new TradeBar(sep5, symbol, 300, 310, 290, 305, 3000, Time.OneDay));
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(sep4.Date, session[1].Time);
+            Assert.AreEqual(200, session[1].Open);
+            Assert.AreEqual(sep2.Date, session[2].Time);
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, session[2].Open);
+        }
+
         private static Session GetSession(TickType tickType, int initialSize)
         {
             var symbol = Symbols.SPY;