diff --git a/application/controllers/Api.php b/application/controllers/Api.php
index eed310ea2..dcd8e9dfb 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Api.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Api.php
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 						die();
 					}
 
+					if ( ((!(isset($record['distance']))) || ($record['distance'] == '')) && ((isset($record['gridsquare'])) && ($record['gridsquare'] != '')) && ((isset($record['my_gridsquare'])) && ($record['my_gridsquare'] != '')) ) {
+						$this->load->library('Qra');
+						$record['distance'] = $this->qra->distance($record['my_gridsquare'], $record['gridsquare'], 'K');
+					}
+
 					$this->api_model->update_last_used(($obj['key']));
 
 					$msg = $this->logbook_model->import($record, $obj['station_profile_id'], NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, false, false, true);