--- a/CHANGES	Tue Jul 10 09:32:42 2018 +0200
+++ b/CHANGES	Mon Sep 17 20:35:36 2018 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+3.x 20xx-xx-xx UNRELEASED
+ * The time of the currently running entry is cached every minute and after a
+   program crash the entry has the description "-no description-".
+
 3.1 2018-06-29
 
  * getan-report (before getan-eval.py) and getan-daily-report (before

--- a/getan/backend.py	Tue Jul 10 09:32:42 2018 +0200
+++ b/getan/backend.py	Mon Sep 17 20:35:36 2018 +0200
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@
 
     CHECK (strftime('%s', start_time) <= strftime('%s', stop_time))
 )
+""",
+    """
+CREATE TABLE recover(
+    id          INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    project_id  INTEGER REFERENCES projects(id),
+    start_time  TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    stop_time   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    description VARCHAR(256),
+
+    CHECK (strftime('%s', start_time) <= strftime('%s', stop_time))
+)
 """
 ]
 
@@ -144,6 +155,26 @@
 VALUES(?,?,?,?)
 '''
 
+INSERT_RECOVER= '''
+INSERT OR REPLACE INTO recover(id, project_id, start_time, stop_time, description)
+VALUES(1,?,?,?,?)
+'''
+
+LOAD_RECOVER= '''
+SELECT
+    id,
+    project_id,
+    start_time as "[timestamp]",
+    stop_time  as "[timestamp]",
+    description
+FROM
+   recover
+WHERE
+    id = 1
+'''
+
+DELETE_RECOVER= "DELETE FROM recover"
+
 INSERT_PROJECT = '''
 INSERT INTO projects (key, description, active) VALUES (?,?,1)
 '''
@@ -226,6 +257,24 @@
         finally:
             close(cur)
 
+    def load_recover(self):
+        cor = None
+        try:
+            cur = self.con.cursor()
+            cur.execute(LOAD_RECOVER)
+            recover = cur.fetchone()
+            if not recover:
+                return
+
+            _, project_id, start_time, stop_time, desc = recover
+
+            cur.execute(INSERT_PROJECT_ENTRY, (
+                project_id, start_time, stop_time, desc))
+            cur.execute(DELETE_RECOVER)
+            self.con.commit()
+        finally:
+            close(cur)
+
     def load_project(self, key):
         logger.debug("load active projects from database.")
         cur = None
@@ -290,6 +339,7 @@
             cur = self.con.cursor()
             cur.execute(INSERT_PROJECT_ENTRY, (
                 project.id, project.start, stop_time, desc))
+            cur.execute(DELETE_RECOVER)
             self.con.commit()
             logger.debug("Added new entry '%s' of project '%s' into db"
                          % (desc, project.desc))
@@ -298,6 +348,18 @@
         finally:
             close(cur)
 
+    def insert_recover(self, project, stop_time, desc):
+        if project is None:
+            return
+        cur = None
+        try:
+            cur = self.con.cursor()
+            cur.execute(INSERT_RECOVER, (
+                project.id, project.start, stop_time, desc))
+            self.con.commit()
+        finally:
+            close(cur)
+
     def insert_project(self, key, description):
         if key is None or description is None:
             return

--- a/getan/controller.py	Tue Jul 10 09:32:42 2018 +0200
+++ b/getan/controller.py	Mon Sep 17 20:35:36 2018 +0200
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
 
         self.backend = backend
         projects, entries = self.load_projects()
+        self.load_recover()
         self.projects = projects
         self.running = []
 
+
         self.view = None
         self.entries_view = EntryList(entries)
         self.project_view = ProjectList(self, self.projects)
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@
             entries = []
         return (projects, entries)
 
+    def load_recover(self):
+        self.backend.load_recover()
+
     def update_entries(self, project):
         logger.debug("GetanController: update entries for project %s." %
                      project.id)
@@ -145,6 +150,16 @@
             self.update_entries(project)
         logger.debug('Still running projects: %r' % self.running)
 
+    def save_recovery_data(self):
+        desc = '-no description-'
+        if not self.running:
+            return
+        project = self.running[-1]
+        if not project:
+            return
+        project.stop = datetime.now()
+        self.backend.insert_recover(project, datetime.now(), desc)
+
     def add_project(self, key, description):
         if not key or not description:
             return

--- a/getan/states.py	Tue Jul 10 09:32:42 2018 +0200
+++ b/getan/states.py	Mon Sep 17 20:35:36 2018 +0200
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@
                                                  'running')
             self.controller.loop.draw_screen()
             self.sec = self.sec + 1
+            if self.sec % 60 == 0:
+                self.controller.save_recovery_data()
         else:
             self.view.set_footer_text(
                 self.msg('paused') %

--- a/test_data/getan_test_data.py	Tue Jul 10 09:32:42 2018 +0200
+++ b/test_data/getan_test_data.py	Mon Sep 17 20:35:36 2018 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
             CHECK (strftime('%s', start_time) <= strftime('%s', stop_time)))
             ''')
 
+    db.execute('''CREATE TABLE recover (
+            id          INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+            project_id  INTEGER REFERENCES projects(id),
+            start_time  TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+            stop_time   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+            description VARCHAR(256),
+
+            CHECK (strftime('%s', start_time) <= strftime('%s', stop_time)))
+            ''')
+
     # List of projects.
     # (key, 'description')
     pro = [