diff --git a/status b/status
index 78139c9..27fffe4 100755
--- a/status
+++ b/status
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ psql -w <<EOF
         RETURNING id
     )
     INSERT INTO host_uptime (host_id, uptime)
-    SELECT id, '$(uptime -r | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print $1}')'
+    SELECT id, '$(cat /proc/uptime | awk -F. '{print $1}')'
     FROM host_upsert
     RETURNING *;
 EOF