diff --git a/comictagger.py b/comictagger.py
index b5dc014..e2b4502 100755
--- a/comictagger.py
+++ b/comictagger.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def actual_issue_data_fetch( match, settings ):
 
 	# now get the particular issue data
 	try:
-		cv_md = ComicVineTalker().fetchIssueData( match['volume_id'],  match['issue_number'], settings.assume_lone_credit_is_primary )
+		cv_md = ComicVineTalker().fetchIssueData( match['volume_id'],  match['issue_number'], settings )
 	except ComicVineTalkerException:
 		print "Network error while getting issue details.  Save aborted"
 		return None
diff --git a/comicvinecacher.py b/comicvinecacher.py
index 8bd10d3..27c60bb 100644
--- a/comicvinecacher.py
+++ b/comicvinecacher.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ComicVineCacher:
 							"name TEXT," +
 							"publisher TEXT," +
 							"count_of_issues INT," +
+							"start_year INT," +
 							"timestamp DATE DEFAULT (datetime('now','localtime')), " + 
 							"PRIMARY KEY (id) )" 
 						)
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ class ComicVineCacher:
 						"name":            cv_volume_record['name'], 
 						"publisher":       pub_name, 
 						"count_of_issues": cv_volume_record['count_of_issues'],
+						"start_year":      cv_volume_record['start_year'], 
 						"timestamp":       timestamp 
 					}
 			self.upsert( cur, "volumes", "id", cv_volume_record['id'], data)
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ class ComicVineCacher:
 			cur.execute( "DELETE FROM Issues WHERE timestamp  < ?", [ str(a_month_ago) ] )	
 			
 			# fetch
-			cur.execute("SELECT id,name,publisher,count_of_issues FROM Volumes WHERE id = ?", [ volume_id ] )
+			cur.execute("SELECT id,name,publisher,count_of_issues,start_year FROM Volumes WHERE id = ?", [ volume_id ] )
 			
 			row = cur.fetchone()
 			
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ class ComicVineCacher:
 			result['publisher'] = dict()
 			result['publisher']['name'] = row[2]
 			result['count_of_issues'] =   row[3]
+			result['start_year'] =   row[4]
 			result['issues'] = list()
 
 			cur.execute("SELECT id,name,issue_number,image_url,image_hash FROM Issues WHERE volume_id = ?", [ volume_id ] )
diff --git a/comicvinetalker.py b/comicvinetalker.py
index 23de2c0..cffd5c9 100644
--- a/comicvinetalker.py
+++ b/comicvinetalker.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class ComicVineTalker(QObject):
 		return volume_results
 				
 
-	def fetchIssueData( self, series_id, issue_number, assumeLoneCreditIsPrimary = False ):
+	def fetchIssueData( self, series_id, issue_number, settings ):
 
 		volume_results = self.fetchVolumeData( series_id )
 	
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ class ComicVineTalker(QObject):
 		metadata.year = issue_results['publish_year']
 		#metadata.issueCount = volume_results['count_of_issues']
 		metadata.comments = self.cleanup_html(issue_results['description'])
-
+		if settings.use_series_start_as_volume:
+			metadata.volume = volume_results['start_year']
+		
 		metadata.notes   = "Tagged with ComicTagger app using info from Comic Vine." 
 		#metadata.notes  += issue_results['site_detail_url']  
 		
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ class ComicVineTalker(QObject):
 				role_name = role['role'].title()
 				metadata.addCredit( person['name'], role['role'].title(), False )
 		
-		if assumeLoneCreditIsPrimary:
+		if settings.assume_lone_credit_is_primary:
 			def setLonePrimary( role ):
 				lone_credit = None
 				count = 0
diff --git a/taggerwindow.py b/taggerwindow.py
index 6d09548..3b79a57 100644
--- a/taggerwindow.py
+++ b/taggerwindow.py
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 			
 			try:
 				comicVine = ComicVineTalker( )
-				new_metadata = comicVine.fetchIssueData( selector.volume_id, selector.issue_number, self.settings.assume_lone_credit_is_primary )
+				new_metadata = comicVine.fetchIssueData( selector.volume_id, selector.issue_number, self.settings )
 			except ComicVineTalkerException:
 				QtGui.QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()		
 				QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(self, self.tr("Network Issue"), self.tr("Could not connect to ComicVine to get issue details!"))