diff --git a/src/auth.c b/src/auth.c
index 1775cc11..5c595e17 100644
--- a/src/auth.c
+++ b/src/auth.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ int add_client_to_source (source_t *source, client_t *client)
     client->next = source->active_clients;
     source->active_clients = client;
     source->listeners++;
+    stats_event_inc (NULL, "listener_connections");
 
     client->write_to_client = format_generic_write_to_client;
     client->check_buffer = format_check_http_buffer;
diff --git a/src/format_mp3.c b/src/format_mp3.c
index 00dbb81c..3d74b795 100644
--- a/src/format_mp3.c
+++ b/src/format_mp3.c
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ int format_mp3_get_plugin (source_t *source, http_parser_t *parser)
     /* initial metadata needs to be blank for sending to clients and for
        comparing with new metadata */
     meta = refbuf_new (17);
-    memcpy (meta->data, "\001StreamTitle=''", 17);
-    meta->len = 17;
+    memcpy (meta->data, "\001StreamTitle='';", 17);
     state->metadata = meta;
     state->interval = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index cc7a3075..914adf44 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void global_initialize(void)
     global.running = 0;
     global.clients = 0;
     global.sources = 0;
+    global.time = time(NULL);
     global.source_tree = avl_tree_new(source_compare_sources, NULL);
     thread_mutex_create("global", &_global_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 5055284d..a4cbcdcf 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ static void *_stats_thread(void *arg)
     stats_event (NULL, "source_relay_connections", "0");
     stats_event (NULL, "source_total_connections", "0");
     stats_event (NULL, "stats_connections", "0");
+    stats_event (NULL, "listener_connections", "0");
 
     INFO0 ("stats thread started");
     while (_stats_running) {