diff --git a/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp b/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
index 9305fb81..ddb19cc9 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ bool Controller::hasViewers(std::string streamName){
   if (sessions.size()){
     long long currTime = Util::epoch();
     for (std::map<sessIndex, statSession>::iterator it = sessions.begin(); it != sessions.end(); it++){
-      if (it->first.streamName == streamName && it->second.hasDataFor(currTime)){
+      if (it->first.streamName == streamName && (it->second.hasDataFor(currTime) || it->second.hasDataFor(currTime-1))){
         return true;
       }
     }