diff --git a/qcd_function b/qcd_function
index e6a256c..0a7418f 100644
--- a/qcd_function
+++ b/qcd_function
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function whenfilechanges() {
     do ntime=$( stat -c %Z "$fname" )
         [ "$ntime" -ne "$otime" ] && {
             eval "$@"
-            otime="$ntime"
+            otime=$( stat -c %Z "$fname" )
         }
         
        sleep 2