diff --git a/src/alg_sec.cpp b/src/alg_sec.cpp
index b998f526..84376dc6 100644
--- a/src/alg_sec.cpp
+++ b/src/alg_sec.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void algsec_init(ctx_cam *cam)
 
         mythreadname_set("ml",cam->threadnr,cam->conf->camera_name.c_str());
     #else
-        (void)cam;
+        cam->algsec_inuse = false;
     #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/motion_loop.cpp b/src/motion_loop.cpp
index 66847e66..3fe5f5fd 100644
--- a/src/motion_loop.cpp
+++ b/src/motion_loop.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ static void mlp_detected_trigger(struct ctx_cam *cam, struct ctx_image_data *img
             cam->prev_event = cam->event_nr;
             cam->eventtime = img->imgts.tv_sec;
 
+            if (cam->algsec_inuse) {
+                cam->algsec->isdetected = false;
+            }
+
             mystrftime(cam, cam->text_event_string, sizeof(cam->text_event_string),
                        cam->conf->text_event.c_str(), &img->imgts, NULL, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 90900483..7bd86394 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "conf.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 #include "logger.hpp"
+#include "alg_sec.hpp" /* For sec detect in format output */
 #include "dbse.hpp" /*For dbse ID in format output */
 
 
@@ -304,6 +305,19 @@ static void mystrftime_long (const struct ctx_cam *cam,
         sprintf(out, "%*d", width,  cam->current_image->diffs_ratio);
         return;
     }
+    if (SPECIFIERWORD("secdetect")) {
+        if (cam->algsec_inuse) {
+            if (cam->algsec->isdetected) {
+                sprintf(out, "%*s", width, "Y");
+            } else {
+                sprintf(out, "%*s", width, "N");
+            }
+        } else {
+            sprintf(out, "%*s", width, "N");
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
 
     // Not a valid modifier keyword. Log the error and ignore.
     MOTION_LOG(ERR, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO,