diff --git a/application/controllers/Api.php b/application/controllers/Api.php
index 7a1e9634..1230ff20 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Api.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Api.php
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 			die();
 		}
 
-		$this->api_model->update_last_used($obj['key']);
-
 		if($obj['type'] == "adif" && $obj['string'] != "") {
 			// Load the logbook model for adding QSO records
 			$this->load->model('logbook_model');
@@ -207,6 +205,14 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 
 
 				if(isset($obj['station_profile_id'])) {
+					if(isset($record['station_callsign']) && $this->stations->check_station_against_callsign($obj['station_profile_id'], $record['station_callsign']) == false) {
+						http_response_code(401);
+						echo json_encode(['status' => 'failed', 'reason' => "station callsign does not match station callsign in station profile."]);
+						die();
+					}
+
+					$this->api_model->update_last_used($obj['key']);
+
 					$this->logbook_model->import($record, $obj['station_profile_id'], NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, false, false, true);
 				}
 
diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index b780b0a9..054921cf 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -485,6 +485,17 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	public function check_station_against_callsign($stationid, $callsign) {
+		$this->db->select('station_id');
+		$this->db->where('station_callsign', $callsign);
+		$this->db->where('station_id', $stationid);
+		$query = $this->db->get('station_profile');
+		if ($query->num_rows() == 1) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 }
 
 ?>