diff --git a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/gather_stats.c b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/gather_stats.c
index f3d61a5..7577cee 100644
--- a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/gather_stats.c
+++ b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/gather_stats.c
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ void send_stats();
 void get_stats();
 char *trim(char *str);
 static void get_cpu_load();
-static void get_cpu_temp();
-static void get_free_mem();
-static void get_free_space();
+void get_cpu_temp();
+void get_free_mem();
+void get_free_space();
 
 // external vars (monitor_daemon.c)
 extern const char *cpu_temp_file;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void get_cpu_load()
     fclose(file);
 
     // if result cannot be read, set to 0
-    if(read_result < 0) {
+    if(read_result != 4) {
         snprintf(&*cpuload, sizeof(0), "%d", 0);
         return;
     }
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ static void get_cpu_load()
     if(totalUser < lastTotalUser || totalUserLow < lastTotalUserLow ||
         totalSys < lastTotalSys || totalIdle < lastTotalIdle)
     {
-        //percent = -1.0;
-        percent = lastPercent;
+        percent = -1.0;
+        //percent = lastPercent;
     }
 
     // we have a good value, save it and process it
@@ -165,10 +165,21 @@ static void get_cpu_load()
         lastPercent = percent;
     }
 
+    if(debug) {
+        fprintf(log_stream,"lasttotalUser: %llu - lasttotalUserLow: %llu - lasttotalSys: %llu - lasttotalIdle: %llu - lastpercent: %f\n",
+    lastTotalUser, lastTotalUserLow, lastTotalSys, lastTotalIdle, lastPercent);
+
+        fprintf(log_stream,"totalUser: %llu - totalUserLow: %llu - totalSys: %llu - totalIdle: %llu - percent: %f\n\n",
+    totalUser,totalUserLow, totalSys, totalIdle, percent);
+    }
+
+    // save curent values for later comparison
     lastTotalUser = totalUser;
     lastTotalUserLow = totalUserLow;
     lastTotalSys = totalSys;
     lastTotalIdle = totalIdle;
+
+    // force percent (float) to int
     intPercent = percent;
 
 	snprintf(&*cpuload, sizeof(intPercent), "%d", intPercent);
@@ -176,7 +187,7 @@ static void get_cpu_load()
     return;
 }
 
-static void get_cpu_temp()
+void get_cpu_temp()
 {
     FILE* ptr;
     char str[10];
@@ -200,7 +211,8 @@ static void get_cpu_temp()
     char a = str[0];
     char b = str[1];
     char c = str[2];
-    snprintf(&*cputemp,6,"%c%c.%c",a,b,c);*/
+    snprintf(&*cputemp,6,"%c%c.%c",a,b,c);
+    */
 
     // no decimals
     char a = str[0];
@@ -212,7 +224,7 @@ static void get_cpu_temp()
     return;
 }
 
-static void get_free_mem()
+void get_free_mem()
 {
     struct sysinfo info;
     int myfreemem;
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ static void get_free_mem()
     return;
 }
 
-static void get_free_space()
+void get_free_space()
 {
     struct statfs info;
     int n = 0;
@@ -239,11 +251,14 @@ static void get_free_space()
     char myfree_string[line_length];
     long unsigned int mytmpfree;
 
+    // clear freespace array b4 loop or strcat will keep adding to it causing a buffer overflow
+    memset(freespace, '\0', sizeof(freespace));
+
     for(n = 0; n < drive_free_space_count; n++) {
         mydrive = drive_free_space[n];
         statfs(mydrive, &info);
         mytmpfree = ((info.f_bavail*4) / 1024 / 1024) + 1;
-        snprintf(myfree_string,line_length,"%ldG ",mytmpfree);
+        snprintf(myfree_string,10,"%ldG ",mytmpfree);
         strcat(freespace,myfree_string);
 
         if(debug) {
diff --git a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
index 2f0bfd2..13da444 100644
--- a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
+++ b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ int read_conf_file(int reload) {
         return(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    if(debug) {
-    	fprintf(log_stream, "in load/reload config file\n");
-    }
-
     // load the base config
 	// delay
     if(config_lookup_int(&cfg, "delay", &delay)) {