diff --git a/rdgenerator/migrations/0002_githubrun_github_run_id.py b/rdgenerator/migrations/0002_githubrun_github_run_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddcb655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdgenerator/migrations/0002_githubrun_github_run_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.3 on 2026-03-11 04:58
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('rdgenerator', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='githubrun',
+            name='github_run_id',
+            field=models.BigIntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/rdgenerator/models.py b/rdgenerator/models.py
index 2c04e2e..7498bbd 100644
--- a/rdgenerator/models.py
+++ b/rdgenerator/models.py
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ class GithubRun(models.Model):
     uuid = models.CharField(verbose_name="uuid", max_length=100)
     status = models.CharField(verbose_name="status", max_length=100)
     github_run_id = models.BigIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
-    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
diff --git a/rdgenerator/views.py b/rdgenerator/views.py
index 94639a6..99df6fe 100644
--- a/rdgenerator/views.py
+++ b/rdgenerator/views.py
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ def check_for_file(request):
         headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {_settings.GHBEARER}"}
         api_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{_settings.GHUSER}/{_settings.REPONAME}/actions/runs/{gh_run.github_run_id}"
         github_log_url = f"https://github.com/{_settings.GHUSER}/{_settings.REPONAME}/actions/runs/{gh_run.github_run_id}"
-
-        timeout_limit = gh_run.created_at + timedelta(hours=2)
         
         try:
             gh_response = requests.get(api_url, headers=headers)
@@ -396,6 +394,13 @@ def get_png(request):
 
     return response
 
+def create_github_run(myuuid):
+    new_github_run = GithubRun(
+        uuid=myuuid,
+        status="Starting generator...please wait"
+    )
+    new_github_run.save()
+
 def update_github_run(request):
     data = json.loads(request.body)
     myuuid = data.get('uuid')