diff --git a/rvsttd/src/main.rs b/rvsttd/src/main.rs
index 9b2cf50..dbde51f 100644
--- a/rvsttd/src/main.rs
+++ b/rvsttd/src/main.rs
@@ -543,14 +543,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     s.abort();
                 }
 
-                session_id_counter = new_session_id;
                 let shared = Arc::new(Shared {
                     writer: Mutex::new(writer_stream.try_clone()?),
-                    session_id: session_id_counter,
+                    session_id: new_session_id,
                     transcriber_handle,
                 });
 
-                log(&format!("PTT on session {}", session_id_counter));
+                log(&format!("PTT on session {}", new_session_id));
                 match start_session(shared) {
                     Some(s) => current_session = Some(s),
                     None => log("Failed to start session"),