diff --git a/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp b/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
index 901bac16..35b15789 100644
--- a/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
+++ b/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PersistentTmStore::storePacket(PusTmReader& reader) {
     }
   }
   if (createNewFile) {
-    createMostRecentFile(currentSameSecNumber++);
+    createMostRecentFile(suffix);
   }
 
   // Rollover conditions were handled, write to file now