diff --git a/asink/client.go b/asink/client.go
index be180ba..9854acc 100644
--- a/asink/client.go
+++ b/asink/client.go
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ func ProcessLocalEvent(globals AsinkGlobals, event *asink.Event) {
 	defer UnlockPath(event)
 	if latestLocal != nil {
 		event.Predecessor = latestLocal.Hash
+
+		if event.Timestamp < latestLocal.Timestamp {
+			fmt.Printf("trying to send event older than latestLocal:\n")
+			fmt.Printf("OLD %+v\n", latestLocal)
+			fmt.Printf("NEW %+v\n", event)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if event.IsUpdate() {
diff --git a/asink/watcher.go b/asink/watcher.go
index ab6cbdd..62641e7 100644
--- a/asink/watcher.go
+++ b/asink/watcher.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func StartWatching(watchDir string, fileUpdates chan *asink.Event) {
 			event := new(asink.Event)
 			event.Path = path
 			event.Type = asink.UPDATE
-			event.Timestamp = info.ModTime().UnixNano()
+			event.Timestamp = time.Now().UnixNano()
 			fileUpdates <- event
 		}
 		return nil