dailycounter isnt started

Hi All, I've tried the default FR2.x dailycounter code and loads of other examples yet. It seems the max-daily-session time is been ignored and debug shows no sign of the dailycounter. If I log out and log back in the counter does work and sends the timeout response, I can see the dailycounter lines in debug. So dailycounter works when there is at least 1 session which suggests most of the setup is correct. I suspected the dailycounter query is wrong but the query isn't even started. except on a second session. Can anyone see why it would not work on the very first login? Regards Jim