diff --git a/htdocs/openwebrx.js b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
index e71d0fe..fa68859 100644
--- a/htdocs/openwebrx.js
+++ b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ function audio_calculate_resampling(targetRate)
 
 debug_ws_data_received=0;
 max_clients_num=0;
+clients_num = 0;
 
 var COMPRESS_FFT_PAD_N=10; //should be the same as in csdr.c
 
@@ -1192,7 +1193,8 @@ function on_ws_recv(evt)
 						fft_compression = config.fft_compression;
 						divlog( "FFT stream is "+ ((fft_compression=="adpcm")?"compressed":"uncompressed")+"." )
 						max_clients_num = config.max_clients;
-						mathbox_waterfall_colors = config.mathbox_waterfall_colors;
+                        progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-clients"), client_num / max_clients_num, "Clients [" + client_num + "]", client_num > max_clients_num*0.85);
+                        mathbox_waterfall_colors = config.mathbox_waterfall_colors;
 						mathbox_waterfall_frequency_resolution = config.mathbox_waterfall_frequency_resolution;
 						mathbox_waterfall_history_length = config.mathbox_waterfall_history_length;
 
@@ -1224,8 +1226,8 @@ function on_ws_recv(evt)
 						progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-server-cpu"),server_cpu_usage,"Server CPU [" + Math.round(server_cpu_usage * 100) + "%]",server_cpu_usage>85);
                     break;
                     case "clients":
-                        var clients = json.value;
-               			progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-clients"), clients / max_clients_num, "Clients [" + clients + "]", clients > max_clients_num*0.85);
+                        client_num = json.value;
+               			progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-clients"), client_num / max_clients_num, "Clients [" + client_num + "]", client_num > max_clients_num*0.85);
                     break;
                     case "profiles":
                         var listbox = e("openwebrx-sdr-profiles-listbox");
diff --git a/owrx/source.py b/owrx/source.py
index b8e7d12..0cbc33f 100644
--- a/owrx/source.py
+++ b/owrx/source.py
@@ -487,18 +487,6 @@ class CpuUsageThread(threading.Thread):
         CpuUsageThread.sharedInstance = None
         self.doRun = False
 
-class ClientReportingThread(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, registry):
-        self.doRun = True
-        self.registry = registry
-        super().__init__()
-    def run(self):
-        while self.doRun:
-            self.registry.broadcast()
-            time.sleep(3)
-    def stop(self):
-        self.doRun = False
-
 class TooManyClientsException(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -512,7 +500,6 @@ class ClientRegistry(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.clients = []
-        self.reporter = None
         super().__init__()
 
     def broadcast(self):
@@ -525,9 +512,7 @@ class ClientRegistry(object):
         if len(self.clients) >= pm["max_clients"]:
             raise TooManyClientsException()
         self.clients.append(client)
-        if self.reporter is None:
-            self.reporter = ClientReportingThread(self)
-            self.reporter.start()
+        self.broadcast()
 
     def clientCount(self):
         return len(self.clients)
@@ -537,6 +522,4 @@ class ClientRegistry(object):
             self.clients.remove(client)
         except ValueError:
             pass
-        if not self.clients and self.reporter is not None:
-            self.reporter.stop()
-            self.reporter = None
+        self.broadcast()
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