diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3f921b..36ea009 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 tcpburst
+.vscode
diff --git a/src/common/abort.c b/src/common/abort.c
index 37d730f..9f44133 100644
--- a/src/common/abort.c
+++ b/src/common/abort.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "defines.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ break_now(int signo)
                 kill(tcpdump.pid, SIGKILL);
 #endif
 */
+        if (gettimeofday(&end, NULL) < 0)
+            errx(-1, "gettimeofday() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         packet_stats(&begin, &end, bytes_sent, pkts_sent, failed);
         exit(1);
     }