diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index bff0496..08f68dd 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var web3 = require('web3');
+var async = require('async');
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var os = require('os');
 var shelljs = require('shelljs');
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ function Node()
 	};
 
 	this._lastStats = JSON.stringify(this.stats);
+	this._lastFetch = 0;
 
 	this._tries = 0;
 	this._down = 0;
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ function Node()
 	this.pingInterval = false;
 	this.connectionInterval = false;
 
-	this._lastLatestLog = 0;
+	this._lastChainLog = 0;
 	this._lastPendingLog = 0;
 	this._called = 0
 
@@ -175,9 +177,10 @@ Node.prototype.setupSockets = function()
 	.on('ready', function()
 	{
 		self._socket = true;
-		self.sendUpdate(true);
-
 		console.info('==> The connection has been established.');
+
+		self.updateBlock();
+		self.update(true);
 	})
 	.on('data', function incoming(data)
 	{
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ Node.prototype.setupSockets = function()
 	})
 	.on('reconnecting', function reconnecting(opts)
 	{
-		console.warn('We are scheduling a reconnect operation', opts);
+		console.warn('!!!', 'We are scheduling a reconnect operation', opts);
 	});
 }
 
@@ -231,36 +234,26 @@ Node.prototype.emit = function(message, payload)
 	}
 }
 
-Node.prototype.isActive = function()
+Node.prototype.setInactive = function()
 {
-	this._tries++;
-
-	try {
-		var peers = web3.toDecimal(web3.net.peerCount);
-
-		if(peers !== null)
-		{
-			this.stats.peers = peers;
-			this.stats.active = true;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-	catch (err) {
-		console.error("peerCount:", err);
-	}
-
 	this.stats.active = false;
-	this.stats.listening = false;
-	this.stats.mining = false;
 	this.stats.peers = 0;
+	this.stats.pending = 0;
+	this.stats.mining = false;
+	this.stats.hashrate = 0;
+	this.stats.gasPrice = 0;
+	this.stats.miner = false;
 	this._down++;
 
-	return false;
+	return this;
 }
 
 Node.prototype.getInfo = function()
 {
+	var start = _.now();
+
+	console.info('==>', 'Getting info');
+
 	try {
 		this.info.coinbase = web3.eth.coinbase;
 		this.info.node = web3.version.client;
@@ -268,7 +261,8 @@ Node.prototype.getInfo = function()
 		this.info.protocol = web3.toDecimal(web3.version.ethereum);
 		this.info.api = web3.version.api;
 
-		console.info(this.info);
+		console.info('==>', 'Got info in', _.now() - start, 'ms');
+		console.info(' i ', this.info);
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -285,7 +279,8 @@ Node.prototype.getBlock = function(number)
 		number: 0,
 		hash: '?',
 		difficulty: 0,
-		timestamp: 0
+		timestamp: 0,
+		miner: ''
 	};
 
 	if( _.isUndefined(number) )
@@ -294,30 +289,16 @@ Node.prototype.getBlock = function(number)
 	try {
 		block = web3.eth.getBlock(number, true);
 
-		if( block.hash != '?' && !_.isUndefined(block.difficulty) )
+		if( block.hash != '?' && !_.isUndefined(block.difficulty) && !_.isUndefined(block.totalDifficulty) )
 		{
 			block.difficulty = web3.toDecimal( block.difficulty );
+			block.totalDifficulty = web3.toDecimal( block.totalDifficulty );
 		}
 	}
 	catch (err) {
 		console.error("getBlock(" + number + "):", err);
 
-		if(number > 0)
-		{
-			try {
-				number--;
-
-				block = web3.eth.getBlock(number, true);
-
-				if(block.hash !== '?' && !_.isUndefined(block.difficulty) )
-				{
-					block.difficulty = web3.toDecimal( block.difficulty );
-				}
-			}
-			catch (err) {
-				console.error("getBlock(" + number + "):", err);
-			}
-		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	return block;
@@ -325,26 +306,26 @@ Node.prototype.getBlock = function(number)
 
 Node.prototype.getMinerName = function(miner)
 {
-	var result = _.find(this._knownMiners, {miner: miner});
+	var result = _.find(this._knownMiners, { miner: miner });
 
-	if(result !== undefined)
+	if (result !== undefined)
 	{
 		return result.name;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if(this._Registrar !== null)
+		if (this._Registrar !== null)
 		{
 			var name = this._Registrar.name(miner);
 
 			if(name.length > 0)
 			{
-				this._knownMiners.push({miner: miner, name: name});
+				this._knownMiners.push({ miner: miner, name: name });
 				return name;
 			}
 		}
 
-		this._knownMiners.push({miner: miner, name: false});
+		this._knownMiners.push({ miner: miner, name: false });
 	}
 
 	return false;
@@ -355,74 +336,182 @@ Node.prototype.uptime = function()
 	this.stats.uptime = ((this._tries - this._down) / this._tries) * 100;
 }
 
-Node.prototype.getStats = function()
+Node.prototype.getStats = function(forced)
+{
+	var self = this;
+	var now = _.now();
+	var lastFetchAgo = now - this._lastFetch;
+	this._lastFetch = now;
+
+	if (this._socket)
+		this._lastStats = JSON.stringify(this.stats);
+
+	if (this._web3 && (lastFetchAgo >= UPDATE_INTERVAL || forced === true))
+	{
+		console.log('==> Getting stats; last update:', lastFetchAgo, '- forced:', (forced === true));
+
+		async.parallel({
+			start: function (callback)
+			{
+				callback(null, _.now());
+			},
+			peers: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					var peers;
+
+					try {
+						peers = web3.toDecimal(web3.net.peerCount);
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> PeerCount failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+
+					callback(null, peers);
+				});
+			},
+			pending: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					try {
+						web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCount('pending', callback);
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> Pending failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+				});
+			},
+			mining: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					var mining;
+
+					try {
+						mining = web3.eth.mining;
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> Mining failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+
+					callback(null, mining);
+				});
+			},
+			hashrate: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					var hashrate;
+
+					try {
+						hashrate = web3.eth.hashrate;
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> Hashrate failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+
+					callback(null, hashrate);
+				});
+			},
+			gasPrice: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					var gasPrice;
+
+					try {
+						gasPrice = web3.toBigNumber(web3.eth.gasPrice).toString(10);
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> gasPrice failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+
+					callback(null, gasPrice);
+				});
+			},
+			minerName: function (callback)
+			{
+				async.nextTick(function () {
+					var minerName;
+
+					try {
+						minerName = self.getMinerName(self.stats.block.miner);
+					}
+					catch (err) {
+						console.error('xx> minerName failed: ', err);
+						callback(err, null);
+					}
+
+					callback(null, minerName);
+				});
+			}
+		},
+		function (err, results)
+		{
+			self._tries++;
+
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('xx> getStats error: ', err);
+
+				self.setInactive();
+
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			results.end = _.now();
+			results.diff = results.end - results.start;
+
+			// console.log('==> Got getStats results: ', results);
+			console.log('==> Got getStats results in', results.diff, 'ms');
+
+			if(results.peers !== null)
+			{
+				self.stats.active = true;
+				self.stats.peers = results.peers;
+				self.stats.pending = results.pending;
+				self.stats.mining = results.mining;
+				self.stats.hashrate = results.hashrate;
+				self.stats.gasPrice = results.gasPrice;
+			}
+			else {
+				self.setInactive();
+			}
+
+			self.uptime();
+
+			self.sendUpdate();
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+Node.prototype.getStatsBlock = function ()
 {
-	var start = _.now();
-	console.log('==> statsstart: ', start);
 	if(this._socket)
 		this._lastStats = JSON.stringify(this.stats);
 
 	if(this._web3)
 	{
-		var blockStart = _.now();
-		console.log('==> blockstart: ', blockStart);
-		console.log('==> blockstart diff: ', (blockStart - start));
+		var start = _.now();
 		var block = this.getBlock();
-		var blockEnd = _.now();
-		console.log('==> blockend: ', blockEnd);
-		console.log('==> block diff: ', (blockEnd - blockStart));
+		var end = _.now();
 
 		if( !_.isUndefined(block) && !_.isUndefined(block.number) && !_.isUndefined(block.hash) && block.hash !== '?' )
 		{
+			console.log("==> Got block:", block.number, 'in', end - start, 'ms');
 			this.stats.block = block;
-			this.sendUpdate();
-
-			this.isActive();
-
-			if(PENDING_WORKS) {
-				try
-				{
-					this.stats.pending = web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCount('pending');
-				}
-				catch (err)
-				{
-					PENDING_WORKS = false;
-					console.error("getBlockTransactionCount('pending'):", err);
-				}
-			}
-
-			this.stats.mining = web3.eth.mining;
-
-			if(this.stats.mining)
-			{
-				try {
-					this.stats.hashrate = web3.eth.hashrate;
-				}
-				catch (err)
-				{
-					console.error('hashrate: ', err);
-					this.stats.hashrate = 0;
-				}
-			}
-			else
-				this.stats.hashrate = 0;
-
-			this.stats.gasPrice = web3.toBigNumber(web3.eth.gasPrice).toString(10);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			console.error("getStats: couldn't fetch block...");
+			console.error("xx> getStatsBlock: couldn't fetch block...");
 		}
 	}
 
-	this.uptime();
-
-	var end = _.now();
-		console.log('==> end: ', end);
-		console.log('==> stats diff: ', (end - start));
+	this.sendUpdate();
 }
 
-Node.prototype.getHistory = function(range)
+Node.prototype.getHistory = function (range)
 {
 	var history = [];
 	var interv = {};
@@ -443,7 +532,7 @@ Node.prototype.getHistory = function(range)
 		};
 	}
 
-	for(var i = interv.min; i <= interv.max; i++)
+	for (var i = interv.min; i <= interv.max; i++)
 	{
 		var block = this.getBlock(( !_.isUndefined(range.list) ? range.list[i] : i));
 
@@ -456,21 +545,28 @@ Node.prototype.getHistory = function(range)
 	return history.reverse();
 }
 
-Node.prototype.changed = function()
+Node.prototype.updateBlock = function()
+{
+	this.getStatsBlock();
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+Node.prototype.update = function(forced)
+{
+	this.getStats(forced);
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+Node.prototype.changed = function ()
 {
 	var changed = ! _.isEqual( this._lastStats, JSON.stringify(this.stats) );
 
-	if(this._tries - this._lastSent > 5)
-	{
-		this._lastSent = this._tries;
-
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	return changed;
 }
 
-Node.prototype.prepareStats = function()
+Node.prototype.prepareStats = function ()
 {
 	return {
 		id: this.id,
@@ -478,36 +574,12 @@ Node.prototype.prepareStats = function()
 	};
 }
 
-Node.prototype.sendUpdate = function(force)
+Node.prototype.sendUpdate = function (force)
 {
 	if( this.changed() || force )
 		this.emit('update', this.prepareStats());
 }
 
-Node.prototype.update = function()
-{
-	this.getStats();
-
-	this.sendUpdate();
-
-	return this.stats;
-};
-
-Node.prototype.updatePending = function()
-{
-	if(PENDING_WORKS)
-	{
-		try {
-			this.stats.pending = web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCount('pending');
-			this.sendUpdate();
-		}
-		catch (err) {
-			PENDING_WORKS = false;
-			console.error("getBlockTransactionCount('pending'):", err);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 Node.prototype.ping = function()
 {
 	this._latency = _.now();
@@ -519,25 +591,52 @@ Node.prototype.setWatches = function()
 	var self = this;
 
 	try {
-		this.pendingFilter = web3.eth.filter('chain');
+		this.chainFilter = web3.eth.filter('chain');
+		this.chainFilter.watch( function (log)
+		{
+			var now = _.now();
+			var time = now - self._lastChainLog;
+			self._lastChainLog = now;
+
+			console.log('>>> Chain Filter triggered: ', now, '- last trigger:', time);
+
+			if(time > 50)
+			{
+				self.updateBlock();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				debounce(function() {
+					self.updateBlock();
+				}, 50);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	catch (err)
+	{
+		console.error("Couldn't set up chain filter");
+		console.error(err);
+	}
+
+	try {
+		this.pendingFilter = web3.eth.filter('pending');
 		this.pendingFilter.watch( function (log)
 		{
-			if(PENDING_WORKS) {
-				var now = _.now();
-				var time = now - self._lastPendingLog;
+			var now = _.now();
+			var time = now - self._lastPendingLog;
+			self._lastPendingLog = now;
 
-				if(time > 50)
-				{
-					self.update();
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					debounce(function() {
-						self.updatePending();
-					}, 50);
-				}
+			console.log('>>> Pending Filter triggered: ', now, '- last trigger:', time);
 
-				self._lastPendingLog = now;
+			if(time > 50)
+			{
+				self.update(true);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				debounce(function() {
+					self.update(true);
+				}, 50);
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -558,24 +657,34 @@ Node.prototype.setWatches = function()
 
 Node.prototype.installContract = function()
 {
+	var start = _.now();
+
 	try {
 		Contract = web3.eth.contract( registrar.desc );
 		this._Registrar = new Contract( registrar.address );
+
+		console.log('==>', 'Installed Registrar contract in', _.now() - start, 'ms');
 	}
 	catch (err)
 	{
-		console.error("Couldn't set up registrar contract");
+		console.error("!!!", "Couldn't set up registrar contract");
 		console.error(err);
 	}
 }
 
 Node.prototype.init = function()
 {
+	// Fetch node info
 	this.getInfo();
-	this.startSocketConnection();
+
+	// Install Registrar contract
 	this.installContract();
+
+	// Start socket connection
+	this.startSocketConnection();
+
+	// Set filters
 	this.setWatches();
-	this.update();
 }
 
 Node.prototype.stop = function()
@@ -583,7 +692,6 @@ Node.prototype.stop = function()
 	if(this._socket)
 		socket.end();
 
-
 	if(this.updateInterval)
 		clearInterval(this.updateInterval);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9478efa..9d630b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "lib": "./lib"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "async": "^0.9.0",
     "debounce": "1.0.0",
     "debug": "2.1.3",
     "lodash": "3.7.0",