diff --git a/socketserver/server/commands.go b/socketserver/server/commands.go
index 72fca25a..fe219ccf 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/commands.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/commands.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ func DispatchC2SCommand(conn *websocket.Conn, client *ClientInfo, msg ClientMess
 		handler = C2SHandleRemoteCommand
 	}
 
-	Statistics.CommandsIssuedTotal++
-	Statistics.CommandsIssuedMap[msg.Command]++
+	CommandCounter <- msg.Command
 
 	response, err := callHandler(handler, conn, client, msg)
 
diff --git a/socketserver/server/handlecore.go b/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
index 9fbb1af7..8a6ea4b6 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/handlecore.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func SetupServerAndHandle(config *ConfigFile, serveMux *http.ServeMux) {
 	go bunchCacheJanitor()
 	go pubsubJanitor()
 	go aggregateDataSender()
+	go commandCounter()
 
 	go ircConnection()
 	go shutdownHandler()
diff --git a/socketserver/server/stats.go b/socketserver/server/stats.go
index a64a315b..eecfceab 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/stats.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/stats.go
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ type StatsData struct {
 // I don't really care.
 var Statistics = newStatsData()
 
+var CommandCounter = make(chan Command, 10)
+
+func commandCounter() {
+	for cmd := range CommandCounter {
+		Statistics.CommandsIssuedTotal++
+		Statistics.CommandsIssuedMap[cmd]++
+	}
+}
+
 const StatsDataVersion = 5
 const pageSize = 4096