diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/tunnel/WireGuardTunnel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/tunnel/WireGuardTunnel.kt
index b1df39a..8070450 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/tunnel/WireGuardTunnel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/tunnel/WireGuardTunnel.kt
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ constructor(
 	}
 
 	companion object {
-		const val STATS_START_DELAY = 5_000L
+		const val STATS_START_DELAY = 1_000L
 		const val VPN_STATISTIC_CHECK_INTERVAL = 1_000L
 		const val VPN_RESTART_DELAY = 1_000L
 	}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/AppViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/AppViewModel.kt
index 38bac86..18acd24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/AppViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/AppViewModel.kt
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ constructor(
 	}
 
 	private suspend fun initTunnel() {
+		if (tunnelService.get().getState() == TunnelState.UP) tunnelService.get().startStatsJob()
 		val activeTunnels = appDataRepository.tunnels.getActive()
 		if (activeTunnels.isNotEmpty() &&
 			tunnelService.get().getState() == TunnelState.DOWN
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/MainActivity.kt
index d0d3321..f8477b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -215,4 +215,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	override fun onDestroy() {
+		super.onDestroy()
+		// save battery by not polling stats while app is closed
+		tunnelService.cancelStatsJob()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/logcatter/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/logcatter/LogcatCollector.kt b/logcatter/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/logcatter/LogcatCollector.kt
index bbefde2..ad5316a 100644
--- a/logcatter/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/logcatter/LogcatCollector.kt
+++ b/logcatter/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/logcatter/LogcatCollector.kt
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ object LogcatCollector {
 						clear()
 						logcatProc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command)
 						reader = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(logcatProc!!.inputStream), 1024)
-						var line: String? = null
-
+						var line: String?
 						while (!stopped) {
 							if (paused) continue
 							line = reader?.readLine()