diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 4eefae4..0a5ac60 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -406,10 +406,6 @@ Node.prototype.getStats = function(forced)
 		console.log('         ', 'forced:', chalk.reset.cyan(forced === true));
 
 		async.parallel({
-			start: function (callback)
-			{
-				callback(null, _.now());
-			},
 			peers: function (callback)
 			{
 				web3.net.getPeerCount(callback);
@@ -444,7 +440,7 @@ Node.prototype.getStats = function(forced)
 			}
 
 			results.end = _.now();
-			results.diff = results.end - results.start;
+			results.diff = results.end - self._lastFetch;
 
 			console.success('==>', 'Got getStats results in', chalk.reset.cyan(results.diff, 'ms'));