diff --git a/bin/pbackup b/bin/pbackup
index cc46e12..2807092 100755
--- a/bin/pbackup
+++ b/bin/pbackup
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ sub move {
         # newest run not on target volume
         #
 
-        my  ($stat_rowid, $src_volume_id, $src_volume_path, $stat_started, $path_path, $job_id) = $dbh->selectrow_array(<<'EOF', undef, $job_name, $dst_volume_id);
-SELECT stat.rowid, volume_id, volume_path, stat_started, path_path, job_id
+        my  ($stat_rowid, $src_volume_id, $src_volume_path, $stat_started, $path_path, $job_id, $src_stat_generation) = $dbh->selectrow_array(<<'EOF', undef, $job_name, $dst_volume_id);
+SELECT stat.rowid, volume_id, volume_path, stat_started, path_path, job_id, stat_generation
 FROM stat, volume, job, path
 WHERE
   job_name = ? AND volume_id <> ?
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ EOF
                 redo;
             }
 
-            my ($linkfrom_job_name, $linkfrom_stat_started, $linkfrom_path_path) = $dbh->selectrow_array(<<'EOF', undef, $linkfrom_stat_rowid);
-SELECT job_name, stat_started, path_path
+            my ($linkfrom_job_name, $linkfrom_stat_started, $linkfrom_path_path, $dst_stat_generation) = $dbh->selectrow_array(<<'EOF', undef, $linkfrom_stat_rowid);
+SELECT job_name, stat_started, path_path, stat_generation
 FROM stat,  job, path
 WHERE stat_job_id = job_id
 AND job_path_id = path_id
@@ -983,7 +983,8 @@ EOF
             rsync_copy("$src_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name/", "$dst_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name", "$dst_volume_path/$linkfrom_job_name/$linkfrom_run_name");
             rename("$src_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name", "$src_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name.BEING_DELETED") or
                 die "$src_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name $src_volume_path/$job_name/$run_name.BEING_DELETED : $!\n";
-            $dbh->do('UPDATE stat SET stat_volume_id = ? WHERE rowid = ?', undef, $dst_volume_id, $stat_rowid);
+            my $new_stat_generation = $src_stat_generation < $dst_stat_generation ? $src_stat_generation : $dst_stat_generation;
+            $dbh->do('UPDATE stat SET stat_volume_id = ?, stat_generation = ? WHERE rowid = ?', undef, $dst_volume_id, $new_stat_generation, $stat_rowid);
             lck_unlock("RUN.$stat_rowid", LCK_EX);
             lck_unlock("RUN.$linkfrom_stat_rowid", LCK_EX);
         } else {
@@ -1430,7 +1431,6 @@ sub cmd_expire {
 }
 
 sub cmd_move {
-    die "move code needs review w.r.t. stat_generation\n";
     my ($job_name, $to) = @_;  # 'prj_AGHucho' ,  [ 'C4123' ]
     upid_register_self();
     move($job_name, $to, 'MOVE   ');