diff --git a/ovenWatcher.py b/ovenWatcher.py
index 706f539..1dce6a4 100644
--- a/ovenWatcher.py
+++ b/ovenWatcher.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import threading,logging,json,time
-
+import threading,logging,json,time,datetime
+from oven import Oven
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class OvenWatcher(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self,oven):
+        self.last_profile = None
+        self.last_log = []
+        self.started = None
+        self.recording = False
         self.observers = []
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.daemon = True
@@ -14,13 +18,38 @@ class OvenWatcher(threading.Thread):
     def run(self):
         while True:
             oven_state = self.oven.get_state()
-            self.notifyAll(oven_state)
+            
+            if oven_state.get("state") == Oven.STATE_RUNNING:
+                self.last_log.append(oven_state)
+            else:
+                self.recording = False
+            self.notify_all(oven_state)
             time.sleep(0.5)
+    
+    def record(self, profile):
+        self.last_profile = profile
+        self.last_log = []
+        self.started = datetime.datetime.now()
+        self.recording = True
 
-    def addObserver(self,observer):
+    def add_observer(self,observer):
+        backlog = {
+            'type': "backlog",
+            'profile': self.last_profile,
+            'log': self.last_log,
+            #'started': self.started
+        }
+        print backlog
+        backlog_json = json.dumps(backlog)
+        try:
+            print backlog_json
+            observer.send(backlog_json)
+        except:
+            log.error("Could not send backlog to new observer")
+        
         self.observers.append(observer)
 
-    def notifyAll(self,message):
+    def notify_all(self,message):
         message_json = json.dumps(message)
         log.debug("sending to %d clients: %s"%(len(self.observers),message_json))
         for wsock in self.observers:
diff --git a/picoreflowd.py b/picoreflowd.py
index 5be07d9..f4bab2e 100644
--- a/picoreflowd.py
+++ b/picoreflowd.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def handle_control():
                     profile_json = json.dumps(profile_obj)
                     profile = Profile(profile_json)
                 oven.run_profile(profile)
+                ovenWatcher.record(profile_json)
             elif msgdict.get("cmd") == "STOP":
                 log.info("Stop command received")
                 oven.abort_run()
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ def handle_storage():
 @app.route('/status')
 def handle_status():
     wsock = get_websocket_from_request()
-    ovenWatcher.addObserver(wsock)
+    ovenWatcher.add_observer(wsock)
     log.info("websocket (status) opened")
     while True:
         try: