diff --git a/models/nodes.go b/models/nodes.go
index 4991304..9eaa516 100644
--- a/models/nodes.go
+++ b/models/nodes.go
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ func (nodes *Nodes) worker() {
 }
 
 // Returns global statistics for InfluxDB
-func (nodes *Nodes) GlobalStats() (result GlobalStats) {
+func (nodes *Nodes) GlobalStats() (result *GlobalStats) {
+	result = &GlobalStats{}
 	nodes.Lock()
 	for _, node := range nodes.List {
 		if node.Flags.Online {
diff --git a/respond/collector.go b/respond/collector.go
index ce9ae34..d971b4d 100644
--- a/respond/collector.go
+++ b/respond/collector.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import (
 
 //Collector for a specificle respond messages
 type Collector struct {
-	CollectType string
-	connection  *net.UDPConn   // UDP socket
-	queue       chan *Response // received responses
-	msgType     reflect.Type
-	iface       string // interface name for the multicast binding
-	db          *database.DB
-	nodes       *models.Nodes
+	CollectType   string
+	connection    *net.UDPConn   // UDP socket
+	queue         chan *Response // received responses
+	msgType       reflect.Type
+	multicastAddr string
+	db            *database.DB
+	nodes         *models.Nodes
 	// Ticker and stopper
 	ticker *time.Ticker
 	stop   chan interface{}
@@ -44,13 +44,12 @@ func NewCollector(db *database.DB, nodes *models.Nodes, interval time.Duration,
 	conn.SetReadBuffer(maxDataGramSize)
 
 	collector := &Collector{
-		CollectType: "nodeinfo statistics neighbours",
-		connection:  conn,
-		nodes:       nodes,
-		iface:       iface,
-		queue:       make(chan *Response, 400),
-		ticker:      time.NewTicker(interval),
-		stop:        make(chan interface{}, 1),
+		connection:    conn,
+		nodes:         nodes,
+		multicastAddr: net.JoinHostPort(multiCastGroup+"%"+iface, port),
+		queue:         make(chan *Response, 400),
+		ticker:        time.NewTicker(interval),
+		stop:          make(chan interface{}, 1),
 	}
 
 	go collector.receiver()
@@ -69,15 +68,14 @@ func NewCollector(db *database.DB, nodes *models.Nodes, interval time.Duration,
 func (coll *Collector) Close() {
 	// stop ticker
 	coll.ticker.Stop()
-	coll.stop <- nil
+	close(coll.stop)
 
 	coll.connection.Close()
 	close(coll.queue)
 }
 
 func (coll *Collector) sendOnce() {
-	coll.sendPacket(net.JoinHostPort(multiCastGroup+"%"+coll.iface, port))
-	log.Println("request", coll.CollectType)
+	coll.sendPacket(coll.multicastAddr)
 }
 
 func (coll *Collector) sendPacket(address string) {
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ func (coll *Collector) sendPacket(address string) {
 		log.Panic(err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := coll.connection.WriteToUDP([]byte("GET "+coll.CollectType), addr); err != nil {
+	if _, err := coll.connection.WriteToUDP([]byte("GET nodeinfo statistics neighbours"), addr); err != nil {
 		log.Println("WriteToUDP failed:", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -98,6 +96,10 @@ func (coll *Collector) sender() {
 		case <-coll.stop:
 			return
 		case <-coll.ticker.C:
+			// save global statistics
+			coll.db.AddPoint(database.MeasurementGlobal, nil, coll.nodes.GlobalStats().Fields(), time.Now())
+
+			// send the multicast packet to request per-node statistics
 			coll.sendOnce()
 		}
 	}