diff --git a/storage/bucket.go b/storage/bucket.go
index ee5e4b24f9f2..019a67af68ea 100644
--- a/storage/bucket.go
+++ b/storage/bucket.go
@@ -1595,6 +1595,23 @@ func toProtoLifecycle(l Lifecycle) *storagepb.Bucket_Lifecycle {
 	return &rl
 }
 
+// Handle ptr or int64
+func getAgeCondition(age interface{}) int64 {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(age)
+	var out int64 = 0
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Int64:
+		out = v.Interface().(int64)
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if v.Interface() == nil {
+			out = 0
+		} else {
+			out = *(v.Interface().(*int64))
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func toLifecycle(rl *raw.BucketLifecycle) Lifecycle {
 	var l Lifecycle
 	if rl == nil {
@@ -1607,7 +1624,6 @@ func toLifecycle(rl *raw.BucketLifecycle) Lifecycle {
 				StorageClass: rr.Action.StorageClass,
 			},
 			Condition: LifecycleCondition{
-				AgeInDays:               rr.Condition.Age,
 				DaysSinceCustomTime:     rr.Condition.DaysSinceCustomTime,
 				DaysSinceNoncurrentTime: rr.Condition.DaysSinceNoncurrentTime,
 				MatchesPrefix:           rr.Condition.MatchesPrefix,
@@ -1616,6 +1632,7 @@ func toLifecycle(rl *raw.BucketLifecycle) Lifecycle {
 				NumNewerVersions:        rr.Condition.NumNewerVersions,
 			},
 		}
+		r.Condition.AgeInDays = getAgeCondition(rr.Condition.Age)
 
 		if rr.Condition.IsLive == nil {
 			r.Condition.Liveness = LiveAndArchived