diff --git a/htdocs/always.php b/htdocs/always.php
index 522313ed..00b370f5 100644
--- a/htdocs/always.php
+++ b/htdocs/always.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if ( preg_match('{/always.php$}', $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ) ) header('Location:
 
 // Ensure the configuration starts out as an empty object.
 $c = (object) array();
+$c->script_start_time = microtime(true);
 
 // Ditto for a few other global things
 unset($session); unset($request); unset($dbconn); unset($_awl_dbconn); unset($include_properties);
diff --git a/inc/always.php.in b/inc/always.php.in
index 141a1102..4f8dc1ab 100644
--- a/inc/always.php.in
+++ b/inc/always.php.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if ( preg_match('{/always.php$}', $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ) ) header('Location:
 
 // Ensure the configuration starts out as an empty object.
 $c = (object) array();
+$c->script_start_time = microtime(true);
 
 // Ditto for a few other global things
 unset($session); unset($request); unset($dbconn); unset($_awl_dbconn); unset($include_properties);