diff --git a/lib/utils/create_app.js b/lib/utils/create_app.js
index 7b6a272..d808623 100644
--- a/lib/utils/create_app.js
+++ b/lib/utils/create_app.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function create_app(src, dest, routes, options) {
 		fs.writeFileSync(file, main);
 
 		// need to fudge the mtime, because webpack is soft in the head
-		const stats = fs.statSync(file);
-		const { atime, mtime } = statSync(file);
+		const { atime, mtime } = fs.statSync(file);
 		fs.utimesSync(file, atime.getTime() - 999999, mtime.getTime() - 999999);
 	}