diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/stat.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/stat.xml
index a765b3c3df..5409da549d 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/stat.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/stat.xml
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ if (!$stat) {
 } else {
     /*
      * We want the access time to be 1 week 
-     * before the current access time.
+     * after the current access time.
      */
-    $atime = strtotime('-1 week', $stat['atime']);
+    $atime = $stat['atime'] + 604800;
 
     /* Touch the file */
     if (!touch('some_file.txt', time(), $atime)) {