diff --git a/security/etpro-telemetry/Makefile b/security/etpro-telemetry/Makefile
index 6c41f6a7c..6c596634b 100644
--- a/security/etpro-telemetry/Makefile
+++ b/security/etpro-telemetry/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		etpro-telemetry
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.4
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.5
 PLUGIN_REVISION=	2
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		ET Pro Telemetry Edition
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	ad@opnsense.org
diff --git a/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/send_telemetry.py b/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/send_telemetry.py
index 7ee104393..dea1240b7 100755
--- a/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/send_telemetry.py
+++ b/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/send_telemetry.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ parser.add_argument('-l', '--log', help='log directory containing eve.json files
                     default="/var/log/suricata/")
 parser.add_argument('-s', '--state', help='persistent state (and lock) filename',
                     default="/usr/local/var/run/et_telemetry.state")
-parser.add_argument('-d', '--days', help='Maximum number of days to look back on initial run', type=int, default=2)
+parser.add_argument('-d', '--days', help='Maximum number of days to look back', type=float, default=1)
 parser.add_argument('-D', '--direct',
                     help='do not sleep before send (disable traffic spread)',
                     action="store_true",
diff --git a/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/telemetry/state.py b/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/telemetry/state.py
index 40df17ae9..8303f1535 100755
--- a/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/telemetry/state.py
+++ b/security/etpro-telemetry/src/opnsense/scripts/etpro_telemetry/telemetry/state.py
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ class Telemetry:
         :return: datetime
         """
         self._file_handle.seek(0)
+        file_handle_stamp = None
+        max_age = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=self._init_last_days)
         try:
-            result = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(self._file_handle.readline()))
+            file_handle_stamp = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(self._file_handle.readline()))
         except ValueError:
-            result = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=self._init_last_days)
+            return max_age
 
-        return result
+        return max(file_handle_stamp, max_age)
 
     def set_last_update(self, stamp):
         """ set last timestamp