diff --git a/contracts/templates/ERC20Template3.sol b/contracts/templates/ERC20Template3.sol
index a9d54164..11dc5f40 100644
--- a/contracts/templates/ERC20Template3.sol
+++ b/contracts/templates/ERC20Template3.sol
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ contract ERC20Template3 is
     address public stakeToken;
     uint256 public secondsPerSubscription;
     uint256 public trueValSubmitTimeoutEpoch;
+    uint256 private startEpoch;
     bool public paused = false;
     // -------------------------- PREDICTOOR --------------------------
 
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ contract ERC20Template3 is
 
         stakeToken = addresses_[4];
         _updateSeconds(uints_[2], uints_[3], uints_[4]);
+        startEpoch = curEpoch();
         return initialized;
     }
 
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ contract ERC20Template3 is
     }
 
     function epoch(uint256 _timestamp) public view returns (uint256) {
-        return _timestamp / secondsPerEpoch;
+        return _timestamp / secondsPerEpoch - startEpoch;
     }
 
     function curEpoch() public view returns (uint256) {