diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/DataProcessor.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/DataProcessor.h
index e29999896..7402db755 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/DataProcessor.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/DataProcessor.h
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ class DataProcessor : private virtual slsReceiverDefs, public ThreadObject {
 	 */
 	uint64_t GetNumFramesCaught();
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets Actual Current Frame Index (that has not been subtracted from firstAcquisitionIndex) thats been processed for an entire  acquisition (including all scans)
+	 * @return -1 if no frames have been caught, else current frame index (represents all scans too)
+	 */
+	uint64_t GetActualProcessedAcquisitionIndex();
+
 	/**
 	 * Get Current Frame Index thats been processed for an entire  acquisition (including all scans)
 	 * @return -1 if no frames have been caught, else current frame index (represents all scans too)
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
index 612aae001..ab464a7b1 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ uint64_t DataProcessor::GetNumFramesCaught() {
 	return numFramesCaught;
 }
 
+uint64_t DataProcessor::GetActualProcessedAcquisitionIndex() {
+	return currentFrameIndex;
+}
+
 uint64_t DataProcessor::GetProcessedAcquisitionIndex() {
 	return currentFrameIndex - firstAcquisitionIndex;
 }
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ void DataProcessor::SetupFileWriter(int* nd, char* fname, char* fpath, uint64_t*
 	}
 }
 
-
+// only the first file
 int DataProcessor::CreateNewFile(bool en, uint64_t nf, uint64_t at, uint64_t ap) {
 	file->CloseAllFiles();
 	if (file->CreateMasterFile(en,	generalData->imageSize, generalData->nPixelsX, generalData->nPixelsY,
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ void DataProcessor::ProcessAnImage(char* buf) {
 
 	sls_detector_header* header = (sls_detector_header*) (buf);
 	uint64_t fnum = header->frameNumber;
+	currentFrameIndex = fnum;
 	uint32_t nump = header->packetNumber;
 	if (nump == generalData->packetsPerFrame) {
 		numFramesCaught++;
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index 25e9e9ebd..d886e6e2e 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int64_t UDPStandardImplementation::getAcquisitionIndex() const {
 
 	for (vector<DataProcessor*>::const_iterator it = dataProcessor.begin(); it != dataProcessor.end(); ++it){
 		flagsum += ((*it)->GetAcquisitionStartedFlag() ? 1 : 0);
-		sum += (*it)->GetProcessedAcquisitionIndex();
+		sum += (*it)->GetActualProcessedAcquisitionIndex();
 	}
 
 	//no data processed