diff --git a/src/components/timer.vue b/src/components/timer.vue
index e9413e2..6cd5000 100644
--- a/src/components/timer.vue
+++ b/src/components/timer.vue
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 					this.savedPreviousSeconds = 0;
 					this.comments = null;
 					this.secondsToSubtract = 0;
+					window.localStorage.setItem('lastTotalSeconds', this.totalSeconds);
 				});
 
 			},
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
 				this.savedPreviousSeconds = 0;
 				this.totalSeconds = 0;
 				this.secondsToSubtract = 0;
+				window.localStorage.setItem('lastTotalSeconds', this.totalSeconds);
 			},
 			setSecondsManually(){
 				this.totalSeconds = this.manualHours*60*60 + this.manualMinutes*60 + this.manualSeconds;
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@
 			axios.get(import.meta.env.VITE_PRACTICE_TRACKER_API_URL+'categories').then((response)=>{
 				this.categories = response.data
 			})
+			this.totalSeconds = parseInt(window.localStorage.getItem('lastTotalSeconds'))
+			this.savedPreviousSeconds = this.totalSeconds
 			window.onbeforeunload = this.confirmClose
 		}
 	}