diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 61a69e0..10ab1f5 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "Puzzle leaderboard tracker",
   "description": "Base Level Extension",
-  "version": "1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "action": {
     "default_popup": "popup.html",
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 91f8681..3b33271 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function startContest() {
   document.getElementById('reset-button').style.display = 'none';
   document.getElementById('messages').innerHTML = '';
   if (showMessages) switchMessages();
+  sendStartTime(startTime);
 }
 
 function endContest() {
@@ -104,13 +105,21 @@ function switchConnectForm() {
   showConnect = !showConnect;
 }
 
+async function sendStartTime(startTime) {
+  const data = await chrome.storage.local.get(['puzzleScoreboard']);
+  if (!data?.puzzleScoreboard || !data.puzzleScoreboard.includes('/message')) return;
+  fetch(data.puzzleScoreboard.replace('/message', '/start'), {
+    method: "post",
+    headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+    body: JSON.stringify({startTime}),
+  });
+}
+
 async function scoreboardConnect(puzzleScoreboard) {
   if (puzzleScoreboard.includes('/message')) {
     const resp = await fetch(puzzleScoreboard.replace('/message', '/connect'), {
       method: "post",
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      },
+      headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
     });
     if (resp.status != 200) return {connected: false, error: 'Invalid contest token'};
     const json = await resp.json();