diff --git a/chasemapper/logread.py b/chasemapper/logread.py
index 6d6d19f..47b1574 100644
--- a/chasemapper/logread.py
+++ b/chasemapper/logread.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def read_file(filename):
 
 
 
-def read_last_balloon_telemetry(log_dir):
+def read_last_balloon_telemetry():
         """ Read last balloon telemetry. Need to work back from last file to find balloon telemetry and read the last entry - don't return until whole file scanned
         """
         _lasttelemetry = []
diff --git a/horusmapper.py b/horusmapper.py
index 55089e0..ba0ae68 100644
--- a/horusmapper.py
+++ b/horusmapper.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def client_settings_update(data):
 
 
 
-def handle_new_payload_position(data):
+def handle_new_payload_position(data, log_position = True):
 
     _lat = data['lat']
     _lon = data['lon']
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def handle_new_payload_position(data):
     flask_emit_event('telemetry_event', current_payloads[_callsign]['telem'])
 
     # Add the position into the logger
-    if chase_logger:
+    if chase_logger and log_position:
         chase_logger.add_balloon_telemetry(data)
 
 
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if chasemapper_config['reload_last_position']:
          logging.info("Read in last position requested")
          try:
-          handle_new_payload_position(read_last_balloon_telemetry("./log_dir"));
+          handle_new_payload_position(read_last_balloon_telemetry(),False);
          except Exception as e:
           logging.info("Unable to read in last position")         
     else: