diff --git a/f2/server.js b/f2/server.js
index 24dc595e8..9bc73cf6d 100644
--- a/f2/server.js
+++ b/f2/server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { getAllCerts, encryptAndSend } = require('./src/utils/encryptedEmail')
 const { isAvailable } = require('./src/utils/checkIfAvailable')
 const { getData } = require('./src/utils/getData')
 const { saveRecord } = require('./src/utils/saveRecord')
+const { getReportCount } = require('./src/utils/saveRecord')
 const { saveBlob } = require('./src/utils/saveBlob')
 const { scanFiles, contentModeratorFiles } = require('./src/utils/scanFiles')
 const {
@@ -47,11 +48,15 @@ const allowedOrigins = [
   'https://centreantifraude.ca',
 ]
 
-const availableData = {
-  numberOfSubmissions: 0,
-  numberOfRequests: 0,
-  lastRequested: undefined,
+let availableData
+async function initializeAvailableData() {
+  availableData = {
+    numberOfSubmissions: await getReportCount(),
+    numberOfRequests: 0,
+    lastRequested: undefined,
+  }
 }
+initializeAvailableData()
 
 // These can all be done async to avoid holding up the nodejs process?
 async function save(data, res) {
@@ -78,7 +83,8 @@ const uploadData = async (req, res, fields, files) => {
   contentModeratorFiles(data, () => save(data, res))
 }
 
-app.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
+app.get('/', async function(req, res, next) {
+  availableData.numberOfSubmissions = await getReportCount()
   if (availableData.numberOfSubmissions >= process.env.SUBMISSIONS_PER_DAY) {
     console.warn('Warning: redirecting request to CAFC')
     res.redirect(
@@ -128,7 +134,6 @@ app
   })
 
   .post('/submit', (req, res) => {
-    availableData.numberOfSubmissions += 1
     var form = new formidable.IncomingForm()
     form.parse(req)
     let files = []
diff --git a/f2/src/utils/checkIfAvailable.js b/f2/src/utils/checkIfAvailable.js
index 401dbb993..7d19207a0 100644
--- a/f2/src/utils/checkIfAvailable.js
+++ b/f2/src/utils/checkIfAvailable.js
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ else console.info('Availability configured')
 const isAvailable = availableData => {
   try {
     const currentTime = new Date()
-    if (
-      availableData.lastRequested &&
-      availableData.lastRequested.toDateString() !== currentTime.toDateString()
-    ) {
-      availableData.numberOfSubmissions = 0 // a new day has started
-      return true
-    }
     if (!submissionsPerDay || !secondsBetweenRequests) return false
     if (availableData.numberOfSubmissions >= submissionsPerDay) return false
     if (
diff --git a/f2/src/utils/getData.js b/f2/src/utils/getData.js
index 6edbd51e2..53a22bd1c 100644
--- a/f2/src/utils/getData.js
+++ b/f2/src/utils/getData.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ async function getData(fields, files) {
   const timeString =
     padNumber(now.getHours()) + ':' + padNumber(now.getMinutes())
   data.submissionTime = `${dateString} ${timeString} UTC-${timeZoneOffset}`
+  data.submissionDate = `${dateString}`
   return data
 }
 
diff --git a/f2/src/utils/saveRecord.js b/f2/src/utils/saveRecord.js
index 96215e06b..4c6b861c2 100644
--- a/f2/src/utils/saveRecord.js
+++ b/f2/src/utils/saveRecord.js
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient
+const date = new Date()
+const currentDate =
+  (date.getDate() > 9 ? date.getDate() : '0' + date.getDate()) +
+  '/' +
+  (date.getMonth() > 8 ? date.getMonth() + 1 : '0' + (date.getMonth() + 1)) +
+  '/' +
+  date.getFullYear()
 
+let numberofReports = 0
 const dbName = process.env.COSMOSDB_NAME
 const dbKey = process.env.COSMOSDB_KEY
 
@@ -43,5 +51,32 @@ async function saveRecord(data, res) {
     res.send('CosmosDB not configured')
   }
 }
+async function getReportCount() {
+  if (cosmosDbConfigured) {
+    MongoClient.connect(url, function(err, db) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.warn(`ERROR in MongoClient.connect: ${err}`)
+      } else {
+        var dbo = db.db('cybercrime')
+        dbo
+          .collection('reports')
+          .find({
+            submissionDate: {
+              $eq: currentDate,
+            },
+          })
+          .toArray(function(err, result) {
+            if (err) {
+              console.warn(`ERROR in find: ${err}`)
+            } else {
+              db.close()
+              numberofReports = result.length
+            }
+          })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+  return numberofReports
+}
 
-module.exports = { saveRecord }
+module.exports = { saveRecord, getReportCount }