diff --git a/TallyCore/Adapters/XenForoAdapter.cs b/TallyCore/Adapters/XenForoAdapter.cs
index fb53b865..f2c13f98 100644
--- a/TallyCore/Adapters/XenForoAdapter.cs
+++ b/TallyCore/Adapters/XenForoAdapter.cs
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ public async Task<int> GetStartingPostNumber(IPageProvider pageProvider, IQuest
             if (pageProvider == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pageProvider));
 
+            quest.ThreadmarkPost = 0;
+
             // Use the provided start post if we aren't trying to find the threadmarks.
             if (!quest.CheckForLastThreadmark)
                 return quest.StartPost;
@@ -342,9 +344,9 @@ public async Task<int> GetStartingPostNumber(IPageProvider pageProvider, IQuest
             int threadmarkPostNumber = GetPostNumberOfPost(threadmarkPost);
 
             if (threadmarkPostNumber > 0)
-                return threadmarkPostNumber + 1;
-            else
-                return quest.StartPost;
+                quest.ThreadmarkPost = threadmarkPostNumber + 1;
+
+            return quest.FirstTallyPost;
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/TallyCore/Interfaces/IQuest.cs b/TallyCore/Interfaces/IQuest.cs
index 1d57d704..362e1665 100644
--- a/TallyCore/Interfaces/IQuest.cs
+++ b/TallyCore/Interfaces/IQuest.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ public interface IQuest
         /// </summary>
         bool ReadToEndOfThread { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Store the found threadmark post number.
+        /// </summary>
+        int ThreadmarkPost { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return either the StartPost or the ThreadmarkPost, depending on config.
+        /// </summary>
+        int FirstTallyPost { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the forum adapter needed to read results from the web site this
         /// quest is for.
diff --git a/TallyCore/Quest.cs b/TallyCore/Quest.cs
index 09030495..571275f0 100644
--- a/TallyCore/Quest.cs
+++ b/TallyCore/Quest.cs
@@ -210,6 +210,25 @@ public bool CheckForLastThreadmark
         /// of the thread.  This is done when the EndPost is 0.
         /// </summary>
         public bool ReadToEndOfThread => EndPost < 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Property to store any found threadmark post number.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int ThreadmarkPost { get; set; } = 0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return either the StartPost or the ThreadmarkPost, depending on config.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int FirstTallyPost
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (CheckForLastThreadmark && ThreadmarkPost > 0)
+                    return ThreadmarkPost;
+                else
+                    return StartPost;
+            }
+        }
         #endregion
 
 
diff --git a/TallyCore/VoteCounter.cs b/TallyCore/VoteCounter.cs
index 770f877f..dc1092ff 100644
--- a/TallyCore/VoteCounter.cs
+++ b/TallyCore/VoteCounter.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public void TallyVotes(IQuest quest, List<HtmlDocument> pages)
                                      where post != null
                                      let postNumber = forumAdapter.GetPostNumberOfPost(post)
                                      where forumAdapter.GetAuthorOfPost(post) != threadAuthor &&
-                                        postNumber >= quest.StartPost && (quest.ReadToEndOfThread || postNumber <= quest.EndPost)
+                                        postNumber >= quest.FirstTallyPost && (quest.ReadToEndOfThread || postNumber <= quest.EndPost)
                                      select post;