diff --git a/etc/rc.initial b/etc/rc.initial
index 014fae13d2..170188a026 100755
--- a/etc/rc.initial
+++ b/etc/rc.initial
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ trap : 4
 CONFIG="/cf/conf/config.xml"
 WORD="https"
 
+# Document which terminal launched last
+# so we can attempt to track down the
+# rc.initial respawn issues.
+echo `tty` > /tmp/last_term_seen
+
 # Set our operating platform
 PLATFORM=`cat /etc/platform`