diff --git a/src/command_download.cc b/src/command_download.cc
index 2799a0db..bdba3ff8 100644
--- a/src/command_download.cc
+++ b/src/command_download.cc
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ initialize_command_download() {
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.size_pex");
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.completed_bytes");
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.complete");
+  rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.timestamp.started");
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.timestamp.finished");
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.bytes_done");
   rpc::rpc.mark_safe("d.peers_accounted");