diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index f940e76cdf..e66a1b20b5 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use crate::install::populate_data_dir;
 use crate::sessions::kill_session as kill_session_impl;
 use crate::sessions::{
     assert_session, assert_session_ne, get_active_session, get_sessions,
-    get_sessions_sorted_by_creation_date, print_sessions, print_sessions_with_index,
-    session_exists, ActiveSession,
+    get_sessions_sorted_by_mtime, print_sessions, print_sessions_with_index, session_exists,
+    ActiveSession,
 };
 use dialoguer::Confirm;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn find_indexed_session(
 
 fn attach_with_session_index(config_options: Options, index: usize, create: bool) -> ClientInfo {
     // Ignore the session_name when `--index` is provided
-    match get_sessions_sorted_by_creation_date() {
+    match get_sessions_sorted_by_mtime() {
         Ok(sessions) if sessions.is_empty() => {
             if create {
                 create_new_client()
diff --git a/src/sessions.rs b/src/sessions.rs
index 2d65925b06..b39818d7d4 100644
--- a/src/sessions.rs
+++ b/src/sessions.rs
@@ -27,24 +27,21 @@ pub(crate) fn get_sessions() -> Result<Vec<String>, io::ErrorKind> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn get_sessions_sorted_by_creation_date() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<String>> {
+pub(crate) fn get_sessions_sorted_by_mtime() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<String>> {
     match fs::read_dir(&*ZELLIJ_SOCK_DIR) {
         Ok(files) => {
-            let mut sessions_with_creation_date: Vec<(String, SystemTime)> = Vec::new();
+            let mut sessions_with_mtime: Vec<(String, SystemTime)> = Vec::new();
             for file in files {
                 let file = file?;
                 let file_name = file.file_name().into_string().unwrap();
-                let file_created_at = file.metadata()?.created()?;
+                let file_modified_at = file.metadata()?.modified()?;
                 if file.file_type()?.is_socket() && assert_socket(&file_name) {
-                    sessions_with_creation_date.push((file_name, file_created_at));
+                    sessions_with_mtime.push((file_name, file_modified_at));
                 }
             }
-            sessions_with_creation_date.sort_by_key(|x| x.1); // the oldest one will be the first
+            sessions_with_mtime.sort_by_key(|x| x.1); // the oldest one will be the first
 
-            let sessions = sessions_with_creation_date
-                .iter()
-                .map(|x| x.0.clone())
-                .collect();
+            let sessions = sessions_with_mtime.iter().map(|x| x.0.clone()).collect();
             Ok(sessions)
         }
         Err(err) if io::ErrorKind::NotFound != err.kind() => Err(err.into()),