diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index 9c710b97..99a0fe27 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@
 					}
 					(msg._ = function(){}).via = peer;
 					if((tmp = msg['><'])){
-						(msg._).to = Type.obj.map(tmp.split(','), function(k,i,m){m(k,true)});
+						(msg._).to = Type.obj.map(tmp.split(','), tomap);
 					}
 					if(msg.dam){
 						if(tmp = mesh.hear[msg.dam]){
@@ -2008,6 +2008,7 @@
 					return;
 				}
 			}
+			var tomap = function(k,i,m){m(k,true)};
 
 			;(function(){
 				mesh.say = function(msg, peer, o){
diff --git a/lib/stats.js b/lib/stats.js
index 40c9be4f..8b29367e 100644
--- a/lib/stats.js
+++ b/lib/stats.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gun.on('opt', function(root){
 		root.stats.up.count = (root.stats.up.count || 0) + 1;
 	},1);
 	setInterval(function(){
-		if(!root.stats){ return }
+		if(!root.stats){ root.stats = {} }
 		var stats = root.stats, tmp;
 		(stats.up||{}).time = process.uptime();
 		stats.memory = process.memoryUsage() || {};