diff --git a/classes/configuration/StageConfig.lua b/classes/configuration/StageConfig.lua
index 07afd90..cf9730e 100644
--- a/classes/configuration/StageConfig.lua
+++ b/classes/configuration/StageConfig.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ function StageConfig:new()
 
     o.logLevel  = Spearhead.LoggerTemplate.LogLevelOptions.INFO
 
+    local startingStage = SpearheadConfig.StageConfig.startingStage or 1
+    o.getStartingStage = function(self) return startingStage end
+
     o.toString = function()
         return Spearhead.Util.toString({
             maxMissionsPerStage = maxMissionsPerStage,
diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index d4dde35..9f46859 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ SpearheadConfig = {
         autoStages = true, --default true
 
         --Maximum missions per stage (includes all types of missions)
-        maxMissionStage = 10
+        maxMissionStage = 10,
+
+        --Stage starting number
+        startingStage = 1
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 0b928dd..e601372 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ local SetStageDelayed = function(number, time)
     return nil
 end
 
-timer.scheduleFunction(SetStageDelayed, 2, timer.getTime() + 3)
+local startingStage = stageConfig:getStartingStage() or 1
+
+timer.scheduleFunction(SetStageDelayed, startingStage, timer.getTime() + 3)
 
 Spearhead.LoadingDone()
 --Check lines of code in directory per file: