diff --git a/htagweb/fifo.py b/htagweb/fifo.py
index f71f8e9..4757b4e 100644
--- a/htagweb/fifo.py
+++ b/htagweb/fifo.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ def exists(self) -> bool:
 
     def dates(self) -> tuple:
         if self.exists():
-            stat = os.stat(self.CLIENT_TO_SERVER_FIFO)
+            stat = os.stat(self.PID_FILE)
             cdate = datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_ctime)
+            stat = os.stat(self.CLIENT_TO_SERVER_FIFO)
             mdate = datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_mtime)
             return (cdate,mdate)
         else: