diff --git a/packages/server/src/content/file.ts b/packages/server/src/content/file.ts
index d33bbc4..9497db4 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/content/file.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/content/file.ts
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ export const createDefaultClass = (type: string): ContentFileConstructor => {
 		async getMtime(): Promise<number> {
 			const oldStat = this.getStat();
 			if (oldStat !== undefined) return oldStat.mtimeMs;
-			await this.getHash();
-			const newStat = this.getStat();
-			if (newStat === undefined) throw new Error("stat is undefined");
-			return newStat.mtimeMs;
+			const stat = await promises.stat(this.path);
+			this.stat = stat;
+			return stat.mtimeMs;
 		}
 	};
 	return cons;