diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 8655b2a9..234cd0e6 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-VERS='2.6.97-04212024'
+VERS='2.6.98-04212024'
 
 noheader=' update service dailytemp confsync -r -report '
 
diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index ae3a7a81..eea6ef4a 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 						rm -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/${SENSOR}*
 					fi
 					if [ "${SENSORa}" == "iDS-vMS-Host6" ] && [ ! -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/iDS-vMS-Host6.set ]; then
-						[ -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/iDS-vMS-Host7.set ] && nfs=$(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/iDS-vMS-Host7.set) || nfs=35
+						[ -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/iDS-vMS-Host7.set ] && nfs=$(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/iDS-vMS-Host7.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) || nfs=35
 						SET_ESXI_FANSPEED ${nfs} ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 					fi					
 					if [ "${PW_SENSOR_TYPE[${SENSORa}]}" == "cpu" ]; then
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 								echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${FanSpeed}% - ${SENSORa} - Goldilock Zone Found (1HR)" >> ${PW_LOGFOLDER}/esxi-fanspeeds.log
 								
 							elif [ -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.gl ] && [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.gl)) -ge 3600 ] && [ ${FanSpeed} -gt ${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED} ] && (( $(bc <<< "${temp_f} < ${ESXI_DEFAULT_EXHAUST_MIN}") )); then
-								SET_ESXI_FANSPEED $(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set) - 5) ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+								SET_ESXI_FANSPEED $(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) - 5) ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 								echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${FanSpeed}% - ${SENSORa} - Goldilock zone, below min for another 1HR, reducing fans by 5" >> ${PW_LOGFOLDER}/esxi-fanspeeds.log
 								
 								
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 							# 	SENDNOTICE "${PW_HOST_IDRACS[${SENSORa}]} FAN CONTROL" "DAAAMMMNN GOLDIE!!!! Decreasing by 5 - ${FanSpeed}% --> $(expr ${FanSpeed} - 5)%"
 							# 	echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${FanSpeed}% - ${SENSORa} - DAAAMMMNN GOLDIE!!!! Decreasing by 5 - ${FanSpeed}% --> $(expr ${FanSpeed} - 5)%" >> ${logtemp}
 							# 	echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${FanSpeed}% - ${SENSORa} - DAAAMMMNN GOLDIE!!!! Decreasing by 5 - ${FanSpeed}% --> $(expr ${FanSpeed} - 5)%" >> ${PW_LOGFOLDER}/esxi-fanspeeds.log
-							# 	SET_ESXI_FANSPEED $(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set) - 5) ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+							# 	SET_ESXI_FANSPEED $(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) - 5) ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 								
 							elif [ ! -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set ]; then
 								NEW_FanSpeed=$(GET_DEFAULT_FANSPEED ${SENSORa} ${FanSpeed})
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 								SET_ESXI_FANSPEED ${NEW_FanSpeed} ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 							else
 								(( $(bc <<< "${temp_f} >= $(expr ${ESXI_DEFAULT_EXHAUST_MIN} + 5)") )) && FAN_INCREASE=10 || FAN_INCREASE=5
-								NEW_FanSpeed=$(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set) + ${FAN_INCREASE})
+								NEW_FanSpeed=$(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) + ${FAN_INCREASE})
 								if [ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -le $(expr ${PW_ESXI_MAX_FANSPEED} + 4) ] && [ ${FanSpeed} -ne ${PW_ESXI_MAX_FANSPEED} ]; then
 									[ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -gt ${PW_ESXI_MAX_FANSPEED} ] && NEW_FanSpeed=${PW_ESXI_MAX_FANSPEED}
 									[ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -ge 60 ] && SENDNOTICE "${PW_HOST_IDRACS[${SENSORa}]} Exhaust Warm" "Increasing fans to ${NEW_FanSpeed}%"
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 								SET_ESXI_FANSPEED ${NEW_FanSpeed} ${SENSORa} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 							else
 								(( $(bc <<< "${temp_f} <= $(expr ${ESXI_DEFAULT_EXHAUST_MIN} - 5)") )) && FAN_DECREASE=10 || FAN_DECREASE=5
-								NEW_FanSpeed=$(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set) - ${FAN_DECREASE})
+								NEW_FanSpeed=$(expr $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SENSORa}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) - ${FAN_DECREASE})
 								if [ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -ge $(expr ${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED} - 4) ] && [ ${FanSpeed} -ne ${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED} ]; then
 									[ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -lt ${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED} ] && NEW_FanSpeed=${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED}
 									[ ${NEW_FanSpeed} -ge 65 ] && SENDNOTICE "${PW_HOST_IDRACS[${SENSORa}]} Exhaust Cooling" "Decreasing fans to ${NEW_FanSpeed}%"
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ SET_ESXI_FANSPEED(){
 			fan=manual
 		elif [ "${SET_FanSpeed}" == "${ESXI_DEF_FANSPEED}" ]; then
 			MSG="Setting Fans back to defaults: ${SET_FanSpeed}%"
-		elif (( $(bc <<< "${SET_FanSpeed} < $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set)") )); then
+		elif (( $(bc <<< "${SET_FanSpeed} < $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1)") )); then
 			MSG="Decreasing fans to ${SET_FanSpeed}%"
 		else
 			MSG="Increasing fans to ${SET_FanSpeed}%"
@@ -1049,7 +1049,15 @@ SET_ESXI_FANSPEED(){
 		[ "${logtemp}" != "" ] && echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${SET_FanSpeed}% - ${SET_HOST} - ${MSG}" >> ${logtemp}
 		[ ${SET_FanSpeed} -ge 70 ] && echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${SET_FanSpeed}% - ${SET_HOST} - ${MSG}" >> ${PW_LOGFILE}
 		echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${fan} - ${SET_HOST} - ${MSG}" >> ${PW_LOGFOLDER}/esxi-fanspeeds.log
-		echo "${SET_FanSpeed}" >| ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set
+		
+		if [ $(bc -l <<< "${SET_FanSpeed} < $(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1)") -eq 1 ]; then
+			echo "${SET_FanSpeed}~d" >| ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set
+		elif [ $(bc -l <<< "$(cat ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set | cut -d'~' -f 1) < ${SET_FanSpeed}") -eq 1 ]; then
+			echo "${SET_FanSpeed}~u" >| ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set
+		else
+			echo "${SET_FanSpeed}~e" >| ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.set
+		fi
+		
 		[ "${SET_HOST}" == "iDS-vMS-Host7" ] && [ ! -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/iDS-vMS-Host6.down ] && SET_ESXI_FANSPEED ${SET_FanSpeed} iDS-vMS-Host6 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 		[ -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.gl ] && rm -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/.lastfancheck/${SET_HOST}.gl
 	fi