diff --git a/scripts/local_facts.fact b/scripts/local_facts.fact
index 4d9da02d6..43f8ab6f5 100755
--- a/scripts/local_facts.fact
+++ b/scripts/local_facts.fact
@@ -41,9 +41,20 @@ else
   XO_VERSION="none"
 fi
 
+# upgrades return found, clean installs return 0
+# interruptions return last stage number recorded (1-9)
+if [ -f /etc/iiab/iiab.env ]
+then
+  STAGE=0
+  source /etc/iiab/iiab.env
+  STAGE=$STAGE
+else
+  STAGE=0
+fi
 ANSIBLE_VERSION=$(ansible --version|head -n 1|cut -f 2 -d " ")
 cat <<EOF
 {"phplib_dir"             : "$PHPLIB_DIR",
+"stage"                   : "$STAGE",
 "iiab_branch"             : "$BRANCH",
 "iiab_commit"             : "$COMMIT",
 "xo_model"                : "$XO_VERSION",