2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils_base.c b/lib/utils_base.c
index fd7058da..08fa215c 100644
--- a/lib/utils_base.c
+++ b/lib/utils_base.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ range
         temp_range->end = 0;
         temp_range->end_infinity = TRUE;
         temp_range->alert_on = OUTSIDE;
+        temp_range->text = strdup(str);
 
         if (str[0] == '@') {
                 temp_range->alert_on = INSIDE;
@@ -706,4 +707,3 @@ void np_state_write_string(time_t data_time, char *data_string) {
 
         np_free(temp_file);
 }
-
diff --git a/lib/utils_base.h b/lib/utils_base.h
index d7e7dffa..9482f23b 100644
--- a/lib/utils_base.h
+++ b/lib/utils_base.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef struct range_struct {
         double  end;
         int     end_infinity;
         int     alert_on;               /* OUTSIDE (default) or INSIDE */
+        char* text; /* original unparsed text input */
         } range;
 
 typedef struct thresholds_struct {