diff --git a/src/worker-vpn.c b/src/worker-vpn.c
index d7537659..53913960 100644
--- a/src/worker-vpn.c
+++ b/src/worker-vpn.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void vpn_server(struct worker_st *ws)
 			      "could not disable system calls, kernel might not support seccomp");
 		}
 	}
-	ws->session_start_time = ws->last_stats_msg = time(0);
+	ws->session_start_time = time(0);
 
 	if (ws->remote_addr_len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))
 		ws->proto = AF_INET;