diff --git a/embadet/main/apple.c b/embadet/main/apple.c
index 38c86dc..7275218 100644
--- a/embadet/main/apple.c
+++ b/embadet/main/apple.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ int app_main() {
 
   // Variable to store the MAC address
   uint8_t baseMac[6];
+
+  long uptime = (xTaskGetTickCount() * (1000/configTICK_RATE_HZ));
   
   // Get MAC address of the WiFi station interface
   esp_read_mac(baseMac, ESP_MAC_WIFI_STA);