diff --git a/frontend/src/Main.elm b/frontend/src/Main.elm
index 67820fa..b45e4b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Main.elm
+++ b/frontend/src/Main.elm
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ nsTable status model =
     table
         [ spacing 10
         , padding 10
+        , width (fill |> maximum 950)
         , Font.alignRight
         , Font.size 18
         ]
@@ -491,15 +492,15 @@ title : String -> Element Msg
 title clock =
     row [ width fill ]
         [ el [ Font.size 40 ] <| text "Pod Reaper"
-        , el [ Font.size 14, Font.alignRight, width fill ] <| text clock
+        , el [ Font.size 14, Font.alignRight, width (fill |> maximum 610) ] <|
+            text clock
         ]
 
 
 page : Status -> Model -> Element Msg
 page status model =
     column
-        [ Background.color dark
-        , Font.color grey
+        [ Font.color grey
         , spacing 20
         , padding 20
         , width fill
@@ -559,4 +560,4 @@ view model =
                         Err x ->
                             { namespaces = [], clock = "JSON decoding error: " ++ D.errorToString x }
             in
-            layout [] <| page status model
+            layout defaultStyle <| page status model
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Actions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Actions.kt
index 0636626..2593417 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Actions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Actions.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ fun reap(client: KubernetesClient, status: Status, ns: NamespaceStatus) {
 
         // change up/down state
         if (!ns.hasDownQuota && !shouldRun) bringDown(client, ns.name)
-        if (ns.hasDownQuota && shouldRun) bringUp(client, ns.name)
+        if (ns.hasDownQuota && shouldRun) {
+            bringUp(client, ns.name)
+            val existing = status.settings[ns.name] ?: NamespaceConfig()
+            saveSettings(client, status.settings.plus(
+                    ns.name to existing.copy(lastStarted = started.toEpochSecond() * 1000)))
+        }
 
         // kill any pods that are running
         if (!shouldRun) client.pods().inNamespace(ns.name).delete()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Status.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Status.kt
index e46cc9f..42d8f0d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Status.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Status.kt
@@ -106,9 +106,12 @@ fun remainingTime(remaining: Long): String {
 
 fun readNamespace(client: KubernetesClient, name: String, status: Status): NamespaceStatus {
     val rq = readResourceQuota(client, name)
-    val lastStarted = status.settings[name]?.lastStarted ?: 0
-    val remaining = remainingSeconds(lastStarted, status.now)
     val autoStartHour = status.settings[name]?.autoStartHour
+    val lastScheduled = lastScheduled(autoStartHour, status.zdt)
+    val lastScheduledMillis = lastScheduled.toEpochSecond() * 1000
+    val lastStarted = max(status.settings[name]?.lastStarted ?: 0, lastScheduledMillis)
+    log.debug { "last started: ${toZDT(lastStarted, status.zone)}"}
+    val remaining = remainingSeconds(lastStarted, status.now)
     return NamespaceStatus(
             name,
             hasLimitRange(client, name),
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ fun readNamespace(client: KubernetesClient, name: String, status: Status): Names
             toGigs(rq?.spec?.hard?.get(LIMITS_MEMORY)?.amount),
             autoStartHour,
             remainingTime(remaining),
-            lastScheduled(autoStartHour, status.zdt),
+            lastScheduled,
             lastStarted
     )
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Time.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Time.kt
index 88b25d4..b84396d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Time.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/Time.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.sgdan.podreaper
 
+import mu.KotlinLogging
 import java.time.DayOfWeek
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.ZoneId
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
 
+private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+
 private fun isWeekend(day: DayOfWeek) =
         setOf(DayOfWeek.SATURDAY, DayOfWeek.SUNDAY).contains(day)
 
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ fun toZDT(millis: Long, zone: ZoneId): ZonedDateTime =
  * @return same time as "now" but from most recent weekday, or null
  *         if no start hour has been specified
  */
-fun lastScheduled(startHour: Int?, now: ZonedDateTime) = startHour?.let {
-    val start = weekday(now.withHour(it))
-    if (now.isAfter(start)) start else weekday(start.minusDays(1))
-} ?: toZDT(0, now.zone)
+fun lastScheduled(startHour: Int?, now: ZonedDateTime): ZonedDateTime {
+    val last = startHour?.let {
+        val start = weekday(now.withHour(it))
+        if (start.isAfter(now)) weekday(start.minusDays(1)) else start
+    }
+    return last?.withMinute(0)?.withSecond(0) ?: toZDT(0, now.zone)
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/BackendTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/BackendTest.kt
index 796e263..6e03032 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/BackendTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/sgdan/podreaper/BackendTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import mu.KotlinLogging
 import org.junit.Assert.*
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
+import java.time.ZoneId
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime
 
 private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
@@ -66,6 +67,16 @@ class K8sBackendTest {
         assertEquals(fri9am, lastScheduled(9, mon8am))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun autoStart() {
+        val wed8pm = ZonedDateTime.parse("2019-11-13T20:00Z")
+        val wedAfter8pm = ZonedDateTime.parse("2019-11-13T20:32Z")
+        val started = mostRecent(wed8pm, toZDT(0, ZoneId.systemDefault()))
+        assertEquals("2019-11-13T20:00Z", "$started")
+        assertEquals("2019-11-13T20:00Z", "${lastScheduled(20, wedAfter8pm)}")
+        assertTrue(hoursFrom(started, wedAfter8pm) < 8)
+    }
+
     private fun remaining(lastStarted: Long, now: Long) =
             remainingTime(remainingSeconds(lastStarted, now))