diff --git a/plugin/cpp/networkplugin.cpp b/plugin/cpp/networkplugin.cpp
index 4c26515af81b5c16d8a68470e6d877ce603a1620..94fc82c0f847e431d6554d38f4ac2da2be952709 100644
--- a/plugin/cpp/networkplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugin/cpp/networkplugin.cpp
@@ -605,12 +605,11 @@ void NetworkPlugin::sendMemoryUsage() {
 
 	stats.set_res(res + e_res);
 	stats.set_shared(shared + e_shared);
+	stats.set_id(stringOf(getpid()));
 
 	std::string message;
 	stats.SerializeToString(&message);
 
-	stats.set_id(stringOf(getpid()));
-
 	WRAP(message, pbnetwork::WrapperMessage_Type_TYPE_STATS);
 
 	send(message);