diff --git a/webroot/index.html b/webroot/index.html
index a8ce1fea5..ca37ab3d6 100644
--- a/webroot/index.html
+++ b/webroot/index.html
@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ GW TODO:
     </div>
   </main>
 
-  <script src="js/player/player.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/status.js"></script>
   <script src="js/usercolors.js"></script>
   <script src="js/config.js"></script>
   <script src="js/utils.js"></script>
   <script src="js/message.js"></script>
   <script src="js/app.js"></script>
   <script src="js/player/airplay.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/player/player.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/webroot/js/app.js b/webroot/js/app.js
index d485d653c..3cdcd38c1 100644
--- a/webroot/js/app.js
+++ b/webroot/js/app.js
@@ -29,38 +29,6 @@ async function setupApp() {
   app.title = config.title;
 }
 
-async function getStatus() {
-  const url = "/status";
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(url);
-    const status = await response.json();
-
-    if (!app.isOnline && status.online) {
-      // The stream was offline, but now it's online.  Force start of playback after an arbitrary
-      // delay to make sure the stream has actual data ready to go.
-      setTimeout(function () {
-        restartPlayer();
-      }, 3000)
-      
-    }
-    
-    app.streamStatus = status.online
-      ? "Stream is online."
-      : "Stream is offline."
-    
-    app.viewerCount = status.viewerCount;
-    app.sessionMaxViewerCount = status.sessionMaxViewerCount;
-    app.overallMaxViewerCount = status.overallMaxViewerCount;
-    app.isOnline = status.online;
-    
-  } catch (e) {
-    app.streamStatus = "Stream server is offline."
-    app.viewerCount = 0
-  }
-
-}
-
 var websocketReconnectTimer;
 function setupWebsocket() {
   clearTimeout(websocketReconnectTimer)
diff --git a/webroot/js/status.js b/webroot/js/status.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..347eba18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+async function getStatus() {
+  const url = "/status";
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url);
+    const status = await response.json();
+
+    if (!app.isOnline && status.online) {
+      // The stream was offline, but now it's online.  Force start of playback after an arbitrary
+      // delay to make sure the stream has actual data ready to go.
+      setTimeout(function () {
+        restartPlayer();
+      }, 3000)
+
+    }
+
+    app.streamStatus = status.online
+      ? "Stream is online."
+      : "Stream is offline."
+
+    app.viewerCount = status.viewerCount;
+    app.sessionMaxViewerCount = status.sessionMaxViewerCount;
+    app.overallMaxViewerCount = status.overallMaxViewerCount;
+    app.isOnline = status.online;
+
+  } catch (e) {
+    app.streamStatus = "Stream server is offline."
+    app.viewerCount = 0
+  }
+
+}
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