diff --git a/application/controllers/Eqsl.php b/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
index 67a2e0b2..d5d52e9c 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class eqsl extends CI_Controller {
 				redirect('eqsl/import');
 			}
 
+			$eqsl_force_from_date = (!$this->input->post('eqsl_force_from_date')=="")?$this->input->post('eqsl_force_from_date'):"";
 			foreach ($eqsl_locations->result_array() as $eqsl_location) {
 				$this->eqslimporter->from_callsign_and_QTH(
 					$eqsl_location['station_callsign'],
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class eqsl extends CI_Controller {
 					$config['upload_path']
 				);
 
-				$eqsl_results[] = $this->eqslimporter->fetch($eqsl_password);
+				$eqsl_results[] = $this->eqslimporter->fetch($eqsl_password,$eqsl_force_from_date);
 			}
 		} elseif ($this->input->post('eqslimport') == 'upload') {
 			$station_id4upload=$this->input->post('station_profile');