diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelClientBase.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelClientBase.java
index 19984db02fdaf66a7c3bce4dec1064609b3102e1..69720632575c2c32fd60d57da385e47cbbeb42f2 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelClientBase.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelClientBase.java
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ public abstract class I2PTunnelClientBase extends I2PTunnelTask implements Runna
         this.l = l;
         _ownDest = true; // == ! shared client
         _context = tunnel.getContext();
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when we close one due to backlog?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeNoBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when it was removed prior to backlog timeout?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.manageTime", "How long it takes to accept a socket and fire it into an i2ptunnel runner (or queue it for the pool)?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.buildRunTime", "How long it takes to run a queued socket into an i2ptunnel runner?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+        initStats();
         _log = _context.logManager().getLog(getClass());
     }
 
@@ -165,10 +162,7 @@ public abstract class I2PTunnelClientBase extends I2PTunnelTask implements Runna
         _handlerName = handlerName;
 
         _context = tunnel.getContext();
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when we close one due to backlog?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeNoBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when it was removed prior to backlog timeout?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.manageTime", "How long it takes to accept a socket and fire it into an i2ptunnel runner (or queue it for the pool)?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
-        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.buildRunTime", "How long it takes to run a queued socket into an i2ptunnel runner?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+        initStats();
         _log = _context.logManager().getLog(getClass());
 
         // normalize path so we can find it
@@ -188,7 +182,14 @@ public abstract class I2PTunnelClientBase extends I2PTunnelTask implements Runna
         if (tunnel.getClientOptions().getProperty("i2p.streaming.answerPings") == null)
             tunnel.getClientOptions().setProperty("i2p.streaming.answerPings", "false");
     }
-    
+
+    private void initStats() {
+        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when we close one due to backlog?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.closeNoBacklog", "How many pending sockets remain when it was removed prior to backlog timeout?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.manageTime", "How long it takes to accept a socket and fire it into an i2ptunnel runner (or queue it for the pool)?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+        _context.statManager().createRateStat("i2ptunnel.client.buildRunTime", "How long it takes to run a queued socket into an i2ptunnel runner?", "I2PTunnel", new long[] { 60*1000, 10*60*1000, 60*60*1000 });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create the manager if it doesn't exist, AND connect it to the router and
      * build tunnels.