diff --git a/server/src/commands/serve.rs b/server/src/commands/serve.rs
index a5605621..5117ac28 100644
--- a/server/src/commands/serve.rs
+++ b/server/src/commands/serve.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use rand;
 
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ pub fn serve(project_path: &PathBuf, verbose: bool, port: Option<u64>) {
 
     println!("Server listening on port {}", web_config.port);
 
-    web::start(web_config, project.clone(), &PLUGIN_CHAIN, vfs.clone());
+    web::start(web_config, project.clone(), Instant::now());
 }
diff --git a/server/src/web.rs b/server/src/web.rs
index a41a10cc..be6f4667 100644
--- a/server/src/web.rs
+++ b/server/src/web.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use rouille;
 
 use project::Project;
-use vfs::{VfsSession};
-use middleware::MiddlewareChain;
 use web_util::json;
 
 /// The set of configuration the web server needs to start.
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ struct ServerInfo<'a> {
 }
 
 /// Start the Rojo web server and park our current thread.
-pub fn start(config: WebConfig, project: Project, _middleware_chain: &'static MiddlewareChain, vfs: Arc<Mutex<VfsSession>>) {
+pub fn start(config: WebConfig, project: Project, start_time: Instant) {
     let address = format!("localhost:{}", config.port);
 
     let server_id = config.server_id.to_string();
@@ -36,9 +35,9 @@ pub fn start(config: WebConfig, project: Project, _middleware_chain: &'static Mi
                 // Get a summary of information about the server.
 
                 let current_time = {
-                    let vfs = vfs.lock().unwrap();
+                    let elapsed = start_time.elapsed();
 
-                    vfs.current_time()
+                    elapsed.as_secs() as f64 + elapsed.subsec_nanos() as f64 / 1_000_000_000.0
                 };
 
                 json(ServerInfo {