diff --git a/backend/src/node.rs b/backend/src/node.rs
index a359b9495..740b6907a 100644
--- a/backend/src/node.rs
+++ b/backend/src/node.rs
@@ -142,12 +142,26 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     pub fn update_stats(&mut self, interval: &SystemInterval) -> Option<&NodeStats> {
-        if self.stats != interval.stats {
-            self.stats = interval.stats;
-            Some(&self.stats)
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
+      let mut changed = false;
+
+      if let Some(peers) = interval.peers {
+          if peers != self.stats.peers {
+              self.stats.peers = peers;
+              changed = true;
+          }
+      }
+      if let Some(txcount) = interval.txcount {
+          if txcount != self.stats.txcount {
+              self.stats.txcount = txcount;
+              changed = true;
+          }
+      }
+
+      if changed {
+          Some(&self.stats)
+      } else {
+          None
+      }
     }
 
     pub fn update_io(&mut self, interval: &SystemInterval) -> Option<&NodeIO> {
diff --git a/backend/src/node/message.rs b/backend/src/node/message.rs
index 9ce2afca2..ee4f2cc91 100644
--- a/backend/src/node/message.rs
+++ b/backend/src/node/message.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use actix::prelude::*;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::de::IgnoredAny;
-use crate::node::{NodeDetails, NodeStats};
+use crate::node::NodeDetails;
 use crate::types::{Block, BlockNumber, BlockHash};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Message)]
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ pub struct SystemConnected {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct SystemInterval {
-    #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub stats: NodeStats,
+    pub peers: Option<u64>,
+    pub txcount: Option<u64>,
     pub bandwidth_upload: Option<f64>,
     pub bandwidth_download: Option<f64>,
     pub finalized_height: Option<BlockNumber>,
     pub finalized_hash: Option<BlockHash>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub block: Block,
+    pub block: Option<Block>,
     pub network_state: Option<IgnoredAny>,
     pub used_state_cache_size: Option<f32>,
 }
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ impl Block {
 impl Details {
     pub fn best_block(&self) -> Option<&Block> {
         match self {
-            Details::BlockImport(block) | Details::SystemInterval(SystemInterval { block, .. }) => {
-                Some(block)
-            }
+            Details::BlockImport(block) => Some(block),
+            Details::SystemInterval(SystemInterval { block, .. }) => block.as_ref(),
             _ => None,
         }
     }