diff --git a/oci-arm-monitor.py b/oci-arm-monitor.py
index bddf8ec..f7c4594 100644
--- a/oci-arm-monitor.py
+++ b/oci-arm-monitor.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SHAPE = "VM.Standard.A1.Flex"
 OCPUS = 4
 MEMORY_GB = 24
 INTERVAL = 60
+WEEKLY_REPORT_INTERVAL = 7 * 24 * 3600
 
 EMAIL_TO = os.environ["EMAIL_TO"]
 EMAIL_FROM = os.environ["EMAIL_FROM"]
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ config = oci.config.from_file()
 compute = oci.core.ComputeClient(config)
 
 print("Starting ARM instance monitor...", flush=True)
+start_time = time.time()
+last_report = start_time
+attempts = 0
 while True:
     try:
         resp = compute.launch_instance(
@@ -58,9 +62,23 @@ while True:
         sys.exit(0)
     except oci.exceptions.ServiceError as e:
         if "capacity" in str(e.message).lower() or "host" in str(e.message).lower():
+            attempts += 1
             print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(time.time() + 8*3600))} No capacity. Retrying in {INTERVAL}s...", flush=True)
         else:
             print(f"Unexpected error: {e.message}", flush=True)
             send_email("OCI ARM Monitor Error", str(e.message))
             sys.exit(1)
+    now = time.time()
+    if now - last_report >= WEEKLY_REPORT_INTERVAL:
+        uptime_days = int((now - start_time) / 86400)
+        send_email(
+            "OCI ARM Monitor - Weekly Report",
+            f"Status: Still running, no capacity available.\n"
+            f"Uptime: {uptime_days} days\n"
+            f"Attempts since last report: {attempts}\n"
+            f"Shape: {SHAPE} ({OCPUS} OCPUs, {MEMORY_GB}GB RAM)",
+        )
+        print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(now + 8*3600))} Weekly report sent.", flush=True)
+        last_report = now
+        attempts = 0
     time.sleep(INTERVAL)