diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxstrans.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxstrans.h
index afcdb18ea..445a7fef4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxstrans.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxstrans.h
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ struct RsGxsTransOutgoingRecord
 class RsGxsTrans: public RsGxsIfaceHelper
 {
 public:
-	struct GxsTransStatistics
+	class GxsTransStatistics
 	{
-		RsGxsGroupId prefered_group_id ;
+	public:
+		GxsTransStatistics() {}
 
+		RsGxsGroupId prefered_group_id ;
 		std::vector<RsGxsTransOutgoingRecord> outgoing_records;
 	};
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.cpp
index 11a9c4a80..6b1a09db6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@
 #define COL_SEND                8
 #define COL_DUPLICATION_FACTOR  9
 
-static const int PARTIAL_VIEW_SIZE           = 9 ;
-static const int MAX_TUNNEL_REQUESTS_DISPLAY = 10 ;
+static const int PARTIAL_VIEW_SIZE                           =  9 ;
+static const int MAX_TUNNEL_REQUESTS_DISPLAY                 = 10 ;
+static const int GXSTRANS_STATISTICS_DELAY_BETWEEN_GROUP_REQ = 30 ;	// never request more than every 30 secs.
 
 #define GXSTRANS_GROUP_META  0x01
 #define GXSTRANS_GROUP_DATA  0x02
@@ -75,18 +76,24 @@ GxsTransportStatistics::GxsTransportStatistics(QWidget *parent)
 {
 	setupUi(this) ;
 	
-	m_bProcessSettings = false;
+	mStateHelper = new UIStateHelper(this);
+	mStateHelper->addWidget(GXSTRANS_GROUP_META, treeWidget);
 
-	_router_F->setWidget( _tst_CW = new GxsTransportStatisticsWidget() ) ;
-	
-	  /* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes Uploads TreeView*/
-		QHeaderView_setSectionResizeMode(treeWidget->header(), QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
-		
-		connect(treeWidget, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT(CustomPopupMenu(QPoint)));
+	mTransQueue = new TokenQueue(rsGxsTrans->getTokenService(), this);
+
+	m_bProcessSettings = false;
+    mLastGroupReqTS = 0 ;
+
+	//_router_F->setWidget( _tst_CW = new GxsTransportStatisticsWidget() ) ;
+
+	/* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes Uploads TreeView*/
+	QHeaderView_setSectionResizeMode(treeWidget->header(), QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+
+	connect(treeWidget, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT(CustomPopupMenu(QPoint)));
 
 
 	// load settings
-    processSettings(true);
+	processSettings(true);
 }
 
 GxsTransportStatistics::~GxsTransportStatistics()
@@ -135,9 +142,17 @@ void GxsTransportStatistics::CustomPopupMenu( QPoint )
 
 void GxsTransportStatistics::updateDisplay()
 {
-	_tst_CW->updateContent() ;
+    time_t now = time(NULL) ;
+
+    if(mLastGroupReqTS + GXSTRANS_STATISTICS_DELAY_BETWEEN_GROUP_REQ < now)
+    {
+        requestGroupMeta();
+        mLastGroupReqTS = now ;
+    }
+
+	//_tst_CW->updateContent() ;
+
 	updateContent();
-	
 }
 
 QString GxsTransportStatistics::getPeerName(const RsPeerId &peer_id)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.h
index 12383c83d..c69b796f7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsTransportStatistics.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ private slots:
 		GxsTransportStatisticsWidget *_tst_CW ;
         TokenQueue *mTransQueue ;
 		UIStateHelper *mStateHelper;
+        uint32_t mLastGroupReqTS ;
 } ;
 
 class GxsTransportStatisticsWidget:  public QWidget