diff --git a/src/sec-mod-auth.c b/src/sec-mod-auth.c
index c64ab8f4..0930dca1 100644
--- a/src/sec-mod-auth.c
+++ b/src/sec-mod-auth.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ void handle_sec_auth_ban_ip_reply(sec_mod_st *sec, const BanIpReplyMsg *msg)
 	return;
 }
 
-int handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec_mod_st * sec, const CliStatsMsg * req)
+int handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec_mod_st * sec, const CliStatsMsg * req, pid_t pid)
 {
 	client_entry_st *e;
 	stats_st totals;
@@ -633,6 +633,9 @@ int handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec_mod_st * sec, const CliStatsMsg * req)
 		e->discon_reason = req->discon_reason;
 	}
 
+	/* update PID */
+	e->acct_info.id = pid;
+
 	if (sec->perm_config->acct.amod == NULL || sec->perm_config->acct.amod->session_stats == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/sec-mod.c b/src/sec-mod.c
index fd114abb..5b1c9bff 100644
--- a/src/sec-mod.c
+++ b/src/sec-mod.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ int process_worker_packet(void *pool, int cfd, pid_t pid, sec_mod_st * sec, cmd_
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-			ret = handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec, tmsg);
+			ret = handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec, tmsg, pid);
 			cli_stats_msg__free_unpacked(tmsg, &pa);
 			return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/src/sec-mod.h b/src/sec-mod.h
index 0686242c..8e2ea4af 100644
--- a/src/sec-mod.h
+++ b/src/sec-mod.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int handle_sec_auth_init(int cfd, sec_mod_st *sec, const SecAuthInitMsg * req, p
 int handle_sec_auth_cont(int cfd, sec_mod_st *sec, const SecAuthContMsg * req);
 int handle_secm_session_open_cmd(sec_mod_st *sec, int fd, const SecmSessionOpenMsg *req);
 int handle_secm_session_close_cmd(sec_mod_st *sec, int fd, const SecmSessionCloseMsg *req);
-int handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec_mod_st * sec, const CliStatsMsg * req);
+int handle_sec_auth_stats_cmd(sec_mod_st * sec, const CliStatsMsg * req, pid_t pid);
 void sec_auth_user_deinit(sec_mod_st * sec, client_entry_st * e);
 
 void sec_mod_server(void *main_pool, struct perm_cfg_st *config, const char *socket_file,