diff --git a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index c3abf6a..6a703af 100644
--- a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     fun serverStarting(event: FMLServerStartingEvent) {
         logger.debug("Registering server commands")
         event.registerServerCommand(CommandMatterlink())
-
+        serverStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         connect()
     }
 
diff --git a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index 6092e12..97f03c3 100644
--- a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     fun serverStarting(event: FMLServerStartingEvent) {
         logger.debug("Registering server commands")
         event.registerServerCommand(CommandMatterlink())
-
+        serverStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         connect()
     }
 
diff --git a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index fdad07e..7f474c5 100644
--- a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package matterlink
 
-import matterlink.bridge.MessageHandler
 import matterlink.bridge.command.BridgeCommandRegistry
 import matterlink.bridge.command.HelpCommand
 import matterlink.bridge.command.PlayerListCommand
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     fun serverStarting(event: FMLServerStartingEvent) {
         logger.debug("Registering server commands")
         event.registerServerCommand(CommandMatterlink())
-
+        serverStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         connect()
     }
 
@@ -74,4 +73,5 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
 
     override fun log(level: String, formatString: String, vararg data: Any) =
             logger.log(Level.toLevel(level, Level.INFO),formatString, *data)
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
index 1908966..6575036 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
@@ -36,4 +36,21 @@ abstract class IMatterLink {
             log("INFO", "TRACE: " + formatString.replace("\n", "\nTRACE: "), *data)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * in milliseconds
+     */
+    var serverStartTime : Long = 0
+    fun getUptimeInSeconds() : Int {
+        return ((System.currentTimeMillis() - serverStartTime) / 1000).toInt()
+    }
+
+    fun getUptimeAsString() : String {
+        val total = this.getUptimeInSeconds()
+        val sec = total % 60
+        val min = (total/60)%60
+        val hr = (total/3600)%24
+        val day = total/86400
+
+        return "${day}d${hr}hr${min}m${sec}s"
+    }
 }
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