diff --git a/lib/nodefs-handler.js b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
index bffe4233..52fda9fe 100644
--- a/lib/nodefs-handler.js
+++ b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
@@ -264,22 +264,18 @@ function(file, stats, initialAdd, callback) {
         if (error) {
           this._remove(dirname, basename);
         } else {
-          // check that change event was not fired coz of changed accessTime
-          if (
-            !newStats.atime.getTime() ||
-            newStats.atime.getTime() <= newStats.mtime.getTime()
-          ) {
+          // Check that change event was not fired because of changed accessTime.
+          var at = newStats.atime.getTime();
+          if (!at || at <= newStats.mtime.getTime()) {
             this._emit('change', file, newStats);
           }
         }
       }.bind(this));
     // add is about to be emitted if file not already tracked in parent
     } else if (parent.has(basename)) {
-      // check that change event was not fired coz of changed accessTime
-      if (
-        !newStats.atime.getTime() ||
-        newStats.atime.getTime() <= newStats.mtime.getTime()
-      ) {
+      // Check that change event was not fired because of changed accessTime.
+      var at = newStats.atime.getTime();
+      if (!at || at <= newStats.mtime.getTime()) {
         this._emit('change', file, newStats);
       }
     }