diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 12e5034..9f3ed84 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: 1ridic <i@8f.al>
 pkgname=uptimes
-pkgver=0.1.0
+pkgver=0.1.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="status of total uptime"
 arch=('any')
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ source=(
     local://uptimes
     local://uptimesd.service
 )
-md5sums=('b2bac26fc929e533923497311f4de415'
+md5sums=('749fafe23dbedae4d9375b5ef4c09d64'
          'f598fdb7ab331933d3495c0bb53358c2')
 
 package() {
diff --git a/uptimes b/uptimes
index a23cc02..6a644c5 100755
--- a/uptimes
+++ b/uptimes
@@ -55,6 +55,36 @@ def readUpTime():
         uptime = float(uptime)
     return uptime
 
+def pathExists():
+    # if /etc/uptimes/uptimes.db exist
+    if os.path.exists(uptimes_db):
+        # check permissions
+        if os.stat(uptimes_db).st_mode != 0o600:
+            # change permissions
+            os.chmod(uptimes_db, 0o600)
+        
+        # check the content
+        with open(uptimes_db, 'r') as f:
+            content = f.readline()
+            if content == '':
+                # write 0
+                with open(uptimes_db, 'w') as f:
+                    f.write('0')
+                    os.chmod(uptimes_db, 0o600)
+
+    else:
+        folder = uptimes_db.split('/')
+        folder.pop()
+        folder = '/'.join(folder)
+        if not os.path.exists(folder):
+            # create folder with 600
+            os.mkdir(folder, 0o600)
+        # create uptimes.db with 600
+        with open(uptimes_db, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('0')
+            os.chmod(uptimes_db, 0o600)
+
+
 def daemon():
     global uptime, now, s
     # fork
@@ -104,27 +134,11 @@ def daemon():
     signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, sigterm_handler)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, sigterm_handler)
 
-    # if /etc/uptimes/uptimes.db exist
-    if os.path.exists(uptimes_db):
-        with open(uptimes_db, 'r') as f:
-            uptime = f.readline()
-            if uptime == '':
-                uptime = 0
-            else:
-                uptime = float(uptime)
-    else:
-        
-        folder = uptimes_db.split('/')
-        folder.pop()
-        folder = '/'.join(folder)
-        if not os.path.exists(folder):
-            # create folder with 600
-            os.mkdir(folder, 0o600)
-    # create db with 600
-    with open(uptimes_db, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(str(uptime))
-
-        startTime = uptime
+    pathExists()
+    # read uptime
+    with open(uptimes_db, 'r') as f:
+        uptime = f.readline()
+        uptime = float(uptime)
     
     while True:
         conn, addr = s.accept()
@@ -159,6 +173,7 @@ def updateTime():
     global uptime, startTime
     now = readUpTime()
     uptime += now - startTime
+    pathExists()
     with open(uptimes_db, 'w') as f:
         f.write(str(uptime))