diff --git a/jtserv/jtserv.rb b/jtserv/jtserv.rb
index 8930ee9..0540187 100755
--- a/jtserv/jtserv.rb
+++ b/jtserv/jtserv.rb
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
       end
     end
     # Start to accept a new client
-    connections[ws_conn] = {"openat": Time.now}
+    connections[ws_conn] = {"openat" => Time.now}
     ws_conn.send(JSON.generate({myid: connections.length}))
     if test(?e, File.expand_path("..", LOCALCSS))
       ws_conn.send(JSON.generate({css: LOCALCSS}))