diff --git a/src/PcapInterface.cpp b/src/PcapInterface.cpp
index d4bcde4129..d996bfb366 100644
--- a/src/PcapInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/PcapInterface.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ PcapInterface::PcapInterface(const char *name) : NetworkInterface(name) {
       if((pcap_list = fopen(name, "r")) == NULL) {
 	ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_ERROR, "Unable to open file %s", name);
 	_exit(0);
-      }	
+      }	else
+	read_pkts_from_pcap_dump = true;
     } else {
       char *slash = strrchr(ifname, '/');
 
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ PcapInterface::PcapInterface(const char *name) : NetworkInterface(name) {
       }
       
       ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL, "Reading packets from pcap file %s...", ifname);
-      read_pkts_from_pcap_dump = true;
       read_pkts_from_pcap_dump = true, purge_idle_flows_hosts = false;      
       pcap_datalink_type = pcap_datalink(pcap_handle);
     }