diff --git a/multitail.php b/multitail.php
index dd67236..7918a6d 100644
--- a/multitail.php
+++ b/multitail.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (count($files) == 0)
 
 foreach ($files as $file)
 {
-    $newkey = basename($file);
+    $newkey = explode('.', basename($file))[0];
     
     $pipes[$newkey] = popen(sprintf(TAIL_CMD, escapeshellarg($file)), 'r');
     stream_set_blocking($pipes[$newkey], 0);
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ while (true)
     {
         foreach ($read as $file => $pipe)
         {
-            $file = explode('.', $file)[0];
             while ($line = fgets($pipe))
             {
                 echo $file, ': ', $line;