diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index b838bd73f..73faac6aa 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -360,32 +360,22 @@ class Core(
 
     def export_get_stats(self):
         """
-        returns: {
-        'download_rate':float(),
-        'upload_rate':float(),
-        'num_connections':int(),
-        'dht_nodes',int(),
-        'free_space':long(),
-        'has_incoming_connections':bool(),
-        'max_num_connections':int(),
-        'max_download':float(),
-        'max_upload':float()
-        }
+        document me!!!
         """
-        #todo: perf enhancedment:shortcut self.session.status() to a local var.
-        return {
+        stats = self.export_get_session_status(["payload_download_rate", "payload_upload_rate",
+            "dht_nodes", "has_incoming_connections", "download_rate", "upload_rate"])
+
+        stats.update({
             #dynamic stats:
-            "download_rate":self.session.status().payload_download_rate,
-            "upload_rate":self.session.status().payload_upload_rate,
             "num_connections":self.session.num_connections(),
-            "dht_nodes":self.session.status().dht_nodes,
             "free_space":deluge.common.free_space(self.config["download_location"]),
-            "has_incoming_connections":self.session.status().has_incoming_connections,
             #max config values:
             "max_download":self.config["max_download_speed"],
             "max_upload":self.config["max_upload_speed"],
             "max_num_connections":self.config["max_connections_global"],
-        }
+        })
+
+        return stats
 
 
     def export_get_session_status(self, keys):
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_stats.py b/deluge/tests/test_stats.py
index 97cb7fc64..cbb432b26 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_stats.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_stats.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+#
+# testing 123..
+#
+
 from deluge.ui.client import sclient
 sclient.set_core_uri()
+#/init
+
+print "no-args:"
+stats = sclient.get_stats()
+for key in sorted(stats.keys()):
+    print key, ":", stats[key]
 
-for key, val in sclient.get_stats().iteritems():
-    print "%s:%s" % (key,val)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_statusbar.py b/deluge/tests/test_statusbar.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02ce638f8..000000000
--- a/deluge/tests/test_statusbar.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#
-# moving and refactoring torrent-filtering from labels-plugin to core.
-#
-
-from deluge.ui.client import sclient
-sclient.set_core_uri()
-#/init
-
-print "no-args:"
-print sclient.get_statusbar()
-
-print "include-defaults:"
-print sclient.get_statusbar(True)
-
-print "no-defaults:"
-print sclient.get_statusbar(False)
-
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/render.py b/deluge/ui/webui/render.py
index 784806918..ae7922dd8 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/render.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/render.py
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ def template_sort_head(id,name):
 
 def template_part_stats():
     try:
-        return render.part_stats(get_stats())
-    except Exception:
-        return '[not connected]'
+        return render.part_stats(Storage(sclient.get_stats()))
+    except Exception, e:
+        return str(e)
 
 def get_config(var):
     return config[var]
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/classic/part_stats.html b/deluge/ui/webui/templates/classic/part_stats.html
index 5e1c40eff..65af97a2f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/classic/part_stats.html
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/templates/classic/part_stats.html
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ $def with (stats)
 
 <div id='stats_panel'>
 
-
 <img src="$base/static/images/tango/connections.png" title="$_('Connections')">$stats.num_connections ($deluge_int(stats.max_num_connections))
 
-<img src="$base/pixmaps/downloading16.png" title="$_('Down Speed')">$stats.download_rate  ($deluge_int(stats.max_download))
+<img src="$base/pixmaps/downloading16.png" title="$_('Down Speed')">$fspeed(stats.payload_download_rate)  ($deluge_int(stats.max_download))
 
-<img src="$base/pixmaps/seeding16.png" title="$_('Up Speed')">$stats.upload_rate  ($deluge_int(stats.max_upload))
+<img src="$base/pixmaps/seeding16.png" title="$_('Up Speed')">$fspeed(stats.payload_upload_rate)  ($deluge_int(stats.max_upload))
+
+<img src="$base/pixmaps/traffic16.png" title="$_('Overhead')">$fspeed(stats.download_rate - stats.payload_download_rate),$fspeed(stats.upload_rate - stats.payload_upload_rate)
 
 <img src="$base/pixmaps/dht16.png" title="$_('DHT Nodes')">$stats.dht_nodes
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/white/part_stats.html b/deluge/ui/webui/templates/white/part_stats.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cab5f7db..000000000
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/white/part_stats.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-$def with (stats)
-
-<div id='stats_panel'>
-
-
-<img src="$base/static/images/tango/connections.png" title="$_('Connections')">$stats.num_connections ($deluge_int(stats.max_num_connections))
-
-<img src="$base/pixmaps/downloading16.png" title="$_('Down Speed')">$stats.download_rate  ($deluge_int(stats.max_download))
-
-<img src="$base/pixmaps/seeding16.png" title="$_('Up Speed')">$stats.upload_rate  ($deluge_int(stats.max_upload))
-
-<img src="$base/pixmaps/dht16.png" title="$_('DHT Nodes')">$stats.dht_nodes
-
-<img src="$base/static/images/tango/drive-harddisk.png" title="$_('Disk Space')">$fsize(stats.free_space)
-
-$if stats.has_incoming_connections:
-$else:
-    <img src="$base/pixmaps/alert16.png" title="$_('No Incoming Connections')">
-
-
-</div>
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py b/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
index f93e4f800..ce754289c 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
@@ -107,24 +107,6 @@ def getcookie(key, default = None):
     ck = cookies()
     return ck.get(key, default)
 
-def get_stats():
-    stats = Storage(sclient.get_stats())
-
-    stats.download_rate = fspeed(stats.download_rate)
-    stats.upload_rate = fspeed(stats.upload_rate)
-
-    if stats.max_upload < 0:
-        stats.max_upload = _("∞")
-    else:
-        stats.max_upload = "%s KiB/s" % stats.max_upload
-
-    if stats.max_download < 0:
-        stats.max_download = _("∞")
-    else:
-        stats.max_download = "%s KiB/s" % stats.max_download
-
-    return stats
-
 def enhance_torrent_status(torrent_id, status):
     """
     in: raw torrent_status