diff --git a/aosstower/level_00/influxdb.py b/aosstower/level_00/influxdb.py
index e24ac299b82bd59f03b53ee467b0a611a91b1cde..145a964989a8025e9267ab2a3d3ac199564f4b8b 100644
--- a/aosstower/level_00/influxdb.py
+++ b/aosstower/level_00/influxdb.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def main():
                               'of the file and insert any new data added after starting'))
     parser.add_argument('--ldmp', action='store_true',
                         help='Treat `src` file as a station name and read records from LoggerNet LDMP server (port: 1024)')
-    parser.add_argument('--tables', nargs='*', default=['RIGTower'],
+    parser.add_argument('--tables', nargs='*', default=['1'],
                         help="LoggerNet LDMP tables to read in")
     parser.add_argument("--host", default=influxdb.DB_HOST,
                         help="Hostname of database connection")
diff --git a/scripts/start_tower_influxdb_ingest.sh b/scripts/start_tower_influxdb_ingest.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eb2dc913e0e63439aff5ac1c400e24d809cb9e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start_tower_influxdb_ingest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Runs the tower ingest in a screen session named 'tower_influxdb_ingest'.
+#
+# If a screen session is already running with that name, exit, otherwise start
+# a new detached screen session named 'tower_influxdb_ingest'.
+#
+NAME=tower_influxdb_ingest
+PYENV=/opt/metobs/aoss_tower
+#SRC=/mnt/data/ingest/rig_tower/rig_tower.dat
+# LOGFN=$HOME/log/tower_db_ingest.log
+# TODO: Add proper logging
+
+SCRN=$(screen -list | grep $NAME | awk '{print $1}')
+if [ -n "$SCRN" ]; then
+    echo Screen already running: $SCRN
+else
+    screen -S $NAME -d -m $PYENV/bin/python -m aosstower.l00.influxdb --host metobs01.ssec.wisc.edu -vvv --ldmp RIGTower
+    #screen -S $NAME -d -m "$PYENV/bin/python -m aosstower.l00.influxdb --host metobs01.ssec.wisc.edu -vvv -t $SRC > /home/metobs/log/${NAME}.log"
+    echo Started in screen $(screen -list | grep $NAME | awk '{print $1}')
+fi
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