diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 020cc2797..8a62f18e4 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -1400,11 +1400,6 @@ struct llama_server_context
                 int n_processing_slots = 0;
 
                 for (llama_client_slot &slot: slots) {
-                    if (slot.available()) {
-                        n_idle_slots++;
-                    } else {
-                        n_processing_slots++;
-                    }
                     json slot_data = get_formated_generation(slot);
                     slot_data["id"] = slot.id;
                     slot_data["task_id"] = slot.task_id;
@@ -1419,6 +1414,11 @@ struct llama_server_context
                             {"stopped_limit", slot.stopped_limit},
                             {"stopping_word", slot.stopping_word},
                     };
+                    if (slot_data["state"] == IDLE) {
+                        n_idle_slots++;
+                    } else {
+                        n_processing_slots++;
+                    }
                     slots_data.push_back(slot_data);
                 }
                 LOG_TEE("task %i - slots data: idle=%i processing=%i\n", task.id, n_idle_slots, n_processing_slots);