diff --git a/plugins/network/traffic_ipt b/plugins/network/traffic_ipt
index 1bec8b3a..4bef6c39 100755
--- a/plugins/network/traffic_ipt
+++ b/plugins/network/traffic_ipt
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ GPLv2
 
 =cut
 
-STAT_FILE=$MUNIN_PLUGSTATE/plugin-traffic_ipt.state
-
 if [ "$1" == "config" ]
 then
         cat <<'EOF'
@@ -103,12 +101,12 @@ EOF
         exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -r $STAT_FILE ]; then
+if [ ! -r $MUNIN_STATEFILE ]; then
 	oldv4=0
 	oldv6=0
 else
-	oldv4=$(grep IPv4 $STAT_FILE | cut -f2 -d '=')
-	oldv6=$(grep IPv6 $STAT_FILE | cut -f2 -d '=')
+	oldv4=$(grep IPv4 $MUNIN_STATEFILE | cut -f2 -d '=')
+	oldv6=$(grep IPv6 $MUNIN_STATEFILE | cut -f2 -d '=')
 fi
 
 ipv4=0
@@ -146,8 +144,8 @@ else
 	diffv4=$ipv6
 fi
 
-echo "IPv4=$ipv4" > $STAT_FILE
-echo "IPv6=$ipv6" >> $STAT_FILE
+echo "IPv4=$ipv4" > $MUNIN_STATEFILE
+echo "IPv6=$ipv6" >> $MUNIN_STATEFILE
 
 echo "IPv4.value $diffv4"
 echo "IPv6.value $diffv6"