diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8160d1c8db..e6119a71e7 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void GLCanvas::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event) {
     Application::getInstance()->wheelEvent(event);
 }
 
-Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) :
+Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time) :
         QApplication(argc, argv),
         _window(new QMainWindow(desktop())),
         _glWidget(new GLCanvas()),
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) :
         _bytesPerSecond(0),
         _bytesCount(0)
 {
-    gettimeofday(&_applicationStartupTime, NULL);
+    _applicationStartupTime = startup_time;
     _window->setWindowTitle("Interface");
     printLog("Interface Startup:\n");
     
@@ -268,6 +268,15 @@ void Application::initializeGL() {
     QTimer* idleTimer = new QTimer(this);
     connect(idleTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(idle()));
     idleTimer->start(0);
+    
+    if (_justStarted) {
+        float startupTime = (usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&_applicationStartupTime))/1000000.0;
+        _justStarted = false;
+        char title[50];
+        sprintf(title, "Interface: %4.2f seconds\n", startupTime);
+        printLog("%s", title);
+        _window->setWindowTitle(title);
+    }
 }
 
 void Application::paintGL() {
@@ -403,16 +412,6 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
     
     
     _frameCount++;
-        
-    //  If application has just started, report time from startup to now (first frame display)
-    if (_justStarted) {
-        float startupTime = (usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&_applicationStartupTime))/1000000.0;
-        _justStarted = false;
-        char title[50];
-        sprintf(title, "Interface: %4.2f seconds\n", startupTime);
-        printLog("%s", title);
-        _window->setWindowTitle(title);
-    }
 }
 
 void Application::resizeGL(int width, int height) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 8c9818eebe..e420426c63 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Application : public QApplication {
 public:
     static Application* getInstance() { return static_cast<Application*>(QCoreApplication::instance()); }
 
-    Application(int& argc, char** argv);
+    Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time);
 
     void initializeGL();
     void paintGL();
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 58bad2db2f..ea915658af 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
-//  
-//  Interface
-//
-//  Allows you to connect to and see/hear the shared 3D space.
-//  Optionally uses serialUSB connection to get gyro data for head movement.
-//  Optionally gets UDP stream from transmitter to animate controller/hand.
-//  
-//  Usage:  The interface client first attempts to contact a domain server to
-//          discover the appropriate audio, voxel, and avatar servers to contact.
-//          Right now, the default domain server is "highfidelity.below92.com"
-//          You can change the domain server to use your own by editing the
-//          DOMAIN_HOSTNAME or DOMAIN_IP strings in the file AgentList.cpp
-//
-//
-//  Welcome Aboard!
-//
-
-#include "Application.h"
-#include "Log.h"
-
-int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
-    
-    Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
-    printLog( "Created QT Application.\n" );
-    int exitCode = app.exec();
-    printLog("Normal exit.\n");
-    return exitCode;
-}   
+//  
+//  Interface
+//
+//  Allows you to connect to and see/hear the shared 3D space.
+//  Optionally uses serialUSB connection to get gyro data for head movement.
+//  Optionally gets UDP stream from transmitter to animate controller/hand.
+//  
+//  Usage:  The interface client first attempts to contact a domain server to
+//          discover the appropriate audio, voxel, and avatar servers to contact.
+//          Right now, the default domain server is "highfidelity.below92.com"
+//          You can change the domain server to use your own by editing the
+//          DOMAIN_HOSTNAME or DOMAIN_IP strings in the file AgentList.cpp
+//
+//
+//  Welcome Aboard!
+//
+
+#include "Application.h"
+#include "Log.h"
+
+int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
+    
+    timeval startup_time;
+    gettimeofday(&startup_time, NULL);
+    
+    Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv), startup_time);
+    printLog( "Created QT Application.\n" );
+    int exitCode = app.exec();
+    printLog("Normal exit.\n");
+    return exitCode;
+}