diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e90ac5f..242d5b6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ except:
 
 setuptools.setup(
         name='warcprox',
-        version='2.3.1b4.dev137',
+        version='2.3.1b4.dev138',
         description='WARC writing MITM HTTP/S proxy',
         url='https://github.com/internetarchive/warcprox',
         author='Noah Levitt',
diff --git a/warcprox/main.py b/warcprox/main.py
index 065bd63..1369204 100644
--- a/warcprox/main.py
+++ b/warcprox/main.py
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ def init_controller(args):
         exit(1)
 
     listeners = []
-    running_stats = warcprox.stats.RunningStats()
-    listeners.append(running_stats)
 
     if args.rethinkdb_dedup_url:
         dedup_db = warcprox.dedup.RethinkDedupDb(options=options)
@@ -254,7 +252,8 @@ def init_controller(args):
 
     proxy = warcprox.warcproxy.WarcProxy(
             ca=ca, recorded_url_q=recorded_url_q, stats_db=stats_db,
-            running_stats=running_stats, options=options)
+            options=options)
+    listeners.append(proxy.running_stats)
 
     if args.playback_port is not None:
         playback_index_db = warcprox.playback.PlaybackIndexDb(
diff --git a/warcprox/warcproxy.py b/warcprox/warcproxy.py
index 6f7dd34..31b9b45 100644
--- a/warcprox/warcproxy.py
+++ b/warcprox/warcproxy.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class WarcProxy(SingleThreadedWarcProxy, warcprox.mitmproxy.PooledMitmProxy):
 
     def __init__(
             self, ca=None, recorded_url_q=None, stats_db=None,
-            running_stats=None, options=warcprox.Options()):
+            options=warcprox.Options()):
         if options.max_threads:
             self.logger.info(
                     "max_threads=%s set by command line option",