diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index ecf4af24..6d12e221 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -1885,6 +1885,64 @@ static void make_a_shift_mark()
 	char cd_buf[DATE_BUFSIZ], cd_buf2[DATE_BUFSIZ];
 	int used_wid;
 
+	/* If there are no CURRENT marks, make the first one by
+	 *  finding the first CURRENT workinfo and use that
+	 *  to create a MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN for the pool
+	 * This will keep being checked when the pool first starts
+	 *  until the first workinfo is created, but once the first
+	 *  marks has been created it will skip over the if code
+	 *  forever after that */
+	K_RLOCK(marks_free);
+	m_item = last_in_ktree(marks_root, m_ctx);
+	K_RUNLOCK(marks_free);
+	DATA_MARKS_NULL(marks, m_item);
+	// Mark sorting means all CURRENT will be on the end
+	if (!m_item || !CURRENT(&(marks->expirydate))) {
+		K_RLOCK(workinfo_free);
+		wi_item = first_in_ktree(workinfo_root, wi_ctx);
+		DATA_WORKINFO_NULL(workinfo, wi_item);
+		if (!wi_item) {
+			K_RUNLOCK(workinfo_free);
+			LOGWARNING("%s() ckdb workinfo:'%s' marks:'%s' ..."
+				   " start ckpool!", __func__,
+				   "none", m_item ? "expired" : "none");
+			return;
+		}
+		while (wi_item && !CURRENT(&(workinfo->expirydate))) {
+			wi_item = next_in_ktree(wi_ctx);
+			DATA_WORKINFO_NULL(workinfo, wi_item);
+		}
+		if (!wi_item) {
+			K_RUNLOCK(workinfo_free);
+			LOGWARNING("%s() ckdb workinfo:'%s' marks:'%s' ..."
+				   " start ckpool!", __func__,
+				   "expired", m_item ? "expired" : "none");
+			return;
+		}
+		K_RUNLOCK(workinfo_free);
+		char description[TXT_BIG+1];
+		tv_t now;
+		ok = marks_description(description, sizeof(description),
+					MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN_STR, 0, NULL,
+					"Pool Start");
+		if (!ok)
+			return;
+
+		setnow(&now);
+		ok = marks_process(NULL, true, EMPTY, workinfo->workinfoid,
+				   description, EMPTY, MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN_STR,
+				   MARK_USED_STR, (char *)by_default,
+				   (char *)__func__, (char *)inet_default,
+				   &now, NULL);
+		if (ok) {
+			LOGWARNING("%s() FIRST mark %"PRId64"/%s/%s/%s/",
+				   __func__, workinfo->workinfoid,
+				   MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN_STR, MARK_USED_STR,
+				   description);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Find the last !new sharesummary workinfoid
 	 * If the shift needs to go beyond this, then it's not ready yet */
 	ss_age_wid = 0;
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index 199d2361..a26a04ac 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.0"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.032"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.033"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ extern K_STORE *marks_store;
 #define MARKTYPE_SHIFT_END 'e'
 // 'o' used for manual marks
 #define MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN 'o'
+#define MARKTYPE_OTHER_BEGIN_STR "o"
 // 'f' used for manual marks
 #define MARKTYPE_OTHER_FINISH 'f'