diff --git a/main/datalog.go b/main/datalog.go
index ec256159..4f99e93e 100644
--- a/main/datalog.go
+++ b/main/datalog.go
@@ -33,8 +33,17 @@ type StratuxTimestamp struct {
 	StratuxClock_value   time.Time
 	GPSClock_value       time.Time // The value of this is either from the GPS or extrapolated from the GPS via stratuxClock if pref is 1 or 2. It is time.Time{} if 0.
 	PreferredTime_value  time.Time
+	StartupID            int64
 }
 
+// 'startup' table creates a new entry each time the daemon is started. This keeps track of sequential starts, even if the
+//  timestamp is ambiguous (units with no GPS). This struct is just a placeholder for an empty table (other than primary key).
+type StratuxStartup struct {
+	id   int64
+	Fill string
+}
+
+var stratuxStartupID int64
 var dataLogTimestamps []StratuxTimestamp
 var dataLogCurTimestamp int64 // Current timestamp bucket. This is an index on dataLogTimestamps which is not necessarily the db id.
 
@@ -192,11 +201,12 @@ func makeTable(i interface{}, tbl string, db *sql.DB) {
 	}
 
 	// Add the timestamp_id field to link up with the timestamp table.
-	if tbl != "timestamp" {
+	if tbl != "timestamp" && tbl != "startup" {
 		fields = append(fields, "timestamp_id INTEGER")
 	}
 
 	tblCreate := fmt.Sprintf("CREATE TABLE %s (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, %s)", tbl, strings.Join(fields, ", "))
+
 	_, err := db.Exec(tblCreate)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %s\n", err.Error())
@@ -289,12 +299,13 @@ func insertData(i interface{}, tbl string, db *sql.DB, ts_num int64) int64 {
 	}
 
 	// Add the timestamp_id field to link up with the timestamp table.
-	if tbl != "timestamp" {
+	if tbl != "timestamp" && tbl != "startup" {
 		keys = append(keys, "timestamp_id")
 		if dataLogTimestamps[ts_num].id == 0 {
 			//FIXME: This is somewhat convoluted. When insertData() is called for a ts_num that corresponds to a timestamp with no database id,
 			// then it inserts that timestamp via the same interface and the id is updated in the structure via the below lines
 			// (dataLogTimestamps[ts_num].id = id).
+			dataLogTimestamps[ts_num].StartupID = stratuxStartupID
 			insertData(dataLogTimestamps[ts_num], "timestamp", db, ts_num) // Updates dataLogTimestamps[ts_num].id.
 		}
 		values = append(values, strconv.FormatInt(dataLogTimestamps[ts_num].id, 10))
@@ -315,11 +326,11 @@ func insertData(i interface{}, tbl string, db *sql.DB, ts_num int64) int64 {
 
 	insertBatchIfs[tbl] = append(insertBatchIfs[tbl], ifs)
 
-	if tbl == "timestamp" { // Immediate insert always for "timestamp" table.
-		res, err := bulkInsert("timestamp", db) // Bulk insert of 1, always.
+	if tbl == "timestamp" || tbl == "startup" { // Immediate insert always for "timestamp" and "startup" table.
+		res, err := bulkInsert(tbl, db) // Bulk insert of 1, always.
 		if err == nil {
 			id, err := res.LastInsertId()
-			if err == nil {
+			if err == nil && tbl == "timestamp" { // Special handling for timestamps. Update the timestamp ID.
 				ts := dataLogTimestamps[ts_num]
 				ts.id = id
 				dataLogTimestamps[ts_num] = ts
@@ -442,8 +453,12 @@ func dataLog() {
 		makeTable(msg{}, "messages", db)
 		makeTable(esmsg{}, "es_messages", db)
 		makeTable(Dump1090TermMessage{}, "dump1090_terminal", db)
+		makeTable(StratuxStartup{}, "startup", db)
 	}
 
+	// The first entry to be created is the "startup" entry.
+	stratuxStartupID = insertData(StratuxStartup{}, "startup", db, 0)
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case r := <-dataLogChan: