diff --git a/SU2_CFD/src/output/COutput.cpp b/SU2_CFD/src/output/COutput.cpp
index c49a2627b22..dedea04cc1e 100644
--- a/SU2_CFD/src/output/COutput.cpp
+++ b/SU2_CFD/src/output/COutput.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void COutput::SetHistoryOutput(CGeometry *geometry,
                                   unsigned long InnerIter) {
 
   curTimeIter  = TimeIter;
-  curAbsTimeIter = TimeIter - config->GetRestart_Iter();
+  curAbsTimeIter = max(TimeIter, config->GetStartWindowIteration()) - config->GetStartWindowIteration();
   curOuterIter = OuterIter;
   curInnerIter = InnerIter;
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void COutput::SetHistoryOutput(CGeometry ****geometry, CSolver *****solver, CCon
 void COutput::SetMultizoneHistoryOutput(COutput **output, CConfig **config, CConfig *driver_config, unsigned long TimeIter, unsigned long OuterIter){
 
   curTimeIter  = TimeIter;
-  curAbsTimeIter = TimeIter - driver_config->GetRestart_Iter();
+  curAbsTimeIter = max(TimeIter, driver_config->GetStartWindowIteration()) - driver_config->GetStartWindowIteration();
   curOuterIter = OuterIter;
 
   /*--- Retrieve residual and extra data -----------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -2414,4 +2414,4 @@ void COutput::PrintVolumeFields(){
 
     VolumeFieldTable.PrintFooter();
   }
-}
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+}