diff --git a/core/service_status.go b/core/service_status.go
index 58dfe12c..e73e9e53 100644
--- a/core/service_status.go
+++ b/core/service_status.go
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package core
 
-import (
-	"time"
-)
-
 const (
 	// MaximumNumberOfResults is the maximum number of results that ServiceStatus.Results can have
 	MaximumNumberOfResults = 100
@@ -42,17 +38,14 @@ type ServiceStatus struct {
 }
 
 // NewServiceStatus creates a new ServiceStatus
-func NewServiceStatus(service *Service) *ServiceStatus {
+func NewServiceStatus(serviceKey, serviceGroup, serviceName string) *ServiceStatus {
 	return &ServiceStatus{
-		Name:    service.Name,
-		Group:   service.Group,
-		Key:     service.Key(),
+		Name:    serviceName,
+		Group:   serviceGroup,
+		Key:     serviceKey,
 		Results: make([]*Result, 0),
-		Events: []*Event{{
-			Type:      EventStart,
-			Timestamp: time.Now(),
-		}},
-		Uptime: NewUptime(),
+		Events:  make([]*Event, 0),
+		Uptime:  NewUptime(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/service_status_bench_test.go b/core/service_status_bench_test.go
index 4f5e7c41..33647de6 100644
--- a/core/service_status_bench_test.go
+++ b/core/service_status_bench_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ var (
 
 func BenchmarkServiceStatus_WithResultPagination(b *testing.B) {
 	service := &testService
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	for i := 0; i < MaximumNumberOfResults; i++ {
 		serviceStatus.AddResult(&testSuccessfulResult)
 	}
diff --git a/core/service_status_test.go b/core/service_status_test.go
index 5c486800..8775c409 100644
--- a/core/service_status_test.go
+++ b/core/service_status_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewServiceStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	service := &Service{Name: "name", Group: "group"}
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	if serviceStatus.Name != service.Name {
 		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", service.Name, serviceStatus.Name)
 	}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestNewServiceStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestServiceStatus_AddResult(t *testing.T) {
 	service := &Service{Name: "name", Group: "group"}
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	for i := 0; i < MaximumNumberOfResults+10; i++ {
 		serviceStatus.AddResult(&Result{Timestamp: time.Now()})
 	}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestServiceStatus_AddResult(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestServiceStatus_WithResultPagination(t *testing.T) {
 	service := &Service{Name: "name", Group: "group"}
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	for i := 0; i < 25; i++ {
 		serviceStatus.AddResult(&Result{Timestamp: time.Now()})
 	}
diff --git a/core/uptime_test.go b/core/uptime_test.go
index 06623704..c104c574 100644
--- a/core/uptime_test.go
+++ b/core/uptime_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestUptime_ProcessResult(t *testing.T) {
 	service := &Service{Name: "name", Group: "group"}
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	uptime := serviceStatus.Uptime
 
 	checkUptimes(t, serviceStatus, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestUptime_ProcessResult(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestServiceStatus_AddResultUptimeIsCleaningUpAfterItself(t *testing.T) {
 	service := &Service{Name: "name", Group: "group"}
-	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service)
+	serviceStatus := NewServiceStatus(service.Key(), service.Group, service.Name)
 	now := time.Now()
 	now = time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), now.Hour(), 0, 0, 0, now.Location())
 	// Start 12 days ago
diff --git a/storage/store/database/database.go b/storage/store/database/database.go
index de1b0989..ec035c70 100644
--- a/storage/store/database/database.go
+++ b/storage/store/database/database.go
@@ -444,12 +444,7 @@ func (s *Store) getServiceStatusByKey(tx *sql.Tx, key string, eventsPage, events
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	serviceStatus := &core.ServiceStatus{
-		Name:   serviceName,
-		Group:  serviceGroup,
-		Key:    key,
-		Uptime: &core.Uptime{},
-	}
+	serviceStatus := core.NewServiceStatus(key, serviceGroup, serviceName)
 	if eventsPageSize > 0 {
 		if serviceStatus.Events, err = s.getEventsByServiceID(tx, serviceID, eventsPage, eventsPageSize); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("[database][getServiceStatusByKey] Failed to retrieve events for key=%s: %s", key, err.Error())
diff --git a/storage/store/memory/memory.go b/storage/store/memory/memory.go
index 070569ad..b04781f4 100644
--- a/storage/store/memory/memory.go
+++ b/storage/store/memory/memory.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package memory
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/core"
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/util"
@@ -69,7 +70,11 @@ func (s *Store) Insert(service *core.Service, result *core.Result) {
 	s.Lock()
 	serviceStatus, exists := s.cache.Get(key)
 	if !exists {
-		serviceStatus = core.NewServiceStatus(service)
+		serviceStatus = core.NewServiceStatus(key, service.Group, service.Name)
+		serviceStatus.(*core.ServiceStatus).Events = append(serviceStatus.(*core.ServiceStatus).Events, &core.Event{
+			Type:      core.EventStart,
+			Timestamp: time.Now(),
+		})
 	}
 	serviceStatus.(*core.ServiceStatus).AddResult(result)
 	s.cache.Set(key, serviceStatus)