diff --git a/mastodonapi.php b/mastodonapi.php
index f632eff..a9d0f0c 100644
--- a/mastodonapi.php
+++ b/mastodonapi.php
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ class YellowMastodonapi {
             $this->updateMastodonPosts();
         }
     }
-
+    
     // Update Mastodon posts
     public function updateMastodonPosts() {
         $postsCreated = $this->processMastodonFeed();
         if ( $postsCreated!==false ) {
-            file_put_contents($this->getStatusFile(), time());
+            $statusFile = $this->getStatusFile();
+            file_put_contents($statusFile, time());
         }
         return $postsCreated;
     }