diff --git a/arc/job/job.py b/arc/job/job.py
index 1ba4b67eec..c3227a0477 100644
--- a/arc/job/job.py
+++ b/arc/job/job.py
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def write_input_file(self):
                 self._upload_input_file()
             else:
                 self.initial_time = get_last_modified_time(
-                    file_path=os.path.join(self.local_path, input_filename[self.software]))
+                    file_path=os.path.join(self.local_path, submit_filename[servers[self.server]['cluster_soft']]))
             if self.checkfile is not None and os.path.isfile(self.checkfile):
                 self._upload_check_file(local_check_file_path=self.checkfile)