diff --git a/server/filterpoll.py b/server/filterpoll.py
index 4acecd42..4cd7cb48 100644
--- a/server/filterpoll.py
+++ b/server/filterpoll.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 		FileFilter.__init__(self, jail)
 		self.__modified = False
 		## The time of the last modification of the file.
-		self.__lastModTime = dict()
+		self.__prevStats = dict()
 		self.__file404Cnt = dict()
 		logSys.debug("Created FilterPoll")
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 	# @param path log file path
 
 	def _addLogPath(self, path):
-		self.__lastModTime[path] = 0
+		self.__prevStats[path] = (0, None, None)	 # mtime, ino, size
 		self.__file404Cnt[path] = 0
 
 	##
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 	# @param path the log file to delete
 
 	def _delLogPath(self, path):
-		del self.__lastModTime[path]
+		del self.__prevStats[path]
 		del self.__file404Cnt[path]
 
 	##
@@ -126,18 +126,20 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 	def isModified(self, filename):
 		try:
 			logStats = os.stat(filename)
+			stats = logStats.st_mtime, logStats.st_ino, logStats.st_size
+			pstats = self.__prevStats[filename]
 			self.__file404Cnt[filename] = 0
 			if logSys.getEffectiveLevel() <= 7:
 				# we do not want to waste time on strftime etc if not necessary
-				dt = logStats.st_mtime - self.__lastModTime[filename]
-				logSys.log(7, "Checking %s for being modified. Previous/current mtimes: %s / %s. dt: %s",
-				           filename, _ctime(self.__lastModTime[filename]), _ctime(logStats.st_mtime), dt)
+				dt = logStats.st_mtime - pstats[0]
+				logSys.log(7, "Checking %s for being modified. Previous/current stats: %s / %s. dt: %s",
+				           filename, pstats, stats, dt)
 				# os.system("stat %s | grep Modify" % filename)
-			if self.__lastModTime[filename] == logStats.st_mtime:
+			if pstats == stats:
 				return False
 			else:
-				logSys.debug(filename + " has been modified")
-				self.__lastModTime[filename] = logStats.st_mtime
+				logSys.debug("%s has been modified", filename)
+				self.__prevStats[filename] = stats
 				return True
 		except OSError, e:
 			logSys.error("Unable to get stat on %s because of: %s"