diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 6cdef24f..b6df0349 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ Jason Brady - KF5DEB <kf5deb@arrl.net>
 Eric Satterlee - KG6WXC <kg6wxc@gmail.com>
 Ray Suelzer - KK6RAY <rsuelzer@gmail.com>
 Steve Lewis - AB7PA <ab7pa.radio@gmail.com>
+Tim Wilkinson - KN6PLV <tim.j.wilkinson@gmail.com>
diff --git a/files/etc/uci-defaults/97_aredn_setup_meshstatus b/files/etc/uci-defaults/97_aredn_setup_meshstatus
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a337ceb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/uci-defaults/97_aredn_setup_meshstatus
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+if [ "$(/sbin/uci -q get aredn.\@meshstatus[0])" = "" ]; then
+    /sbin/uci -q add aredn meshstatus
+    /sbin/uci -q commit aredn
+fi
diff --git a/files/www/cgi-bin/mesh b/files/www/cgi-bin/mesh
index a139d651..23d41fe5 100755
--- a/files/www/cgi-bin/mesh
+++ b/files/www/cgi-bin/mesh
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ use perlfunc;
 	);
 
 # Limit displayed nodes and services to the most reachable routes if memory on the node is small
-if ( `/sbin/uci -q get aredn.\@meshstatus[0]` eq "" )
-{
-    system "(/sbin/uci -q add aredn meshstatus; /sbin/uci -q commit aredn) > /dev/null";
-}
 %lowMemoryLimits = (
         memory => `/sbin/uci -q get aredn.\@meshstatus[0].lowmem` || 10000,
         routes => `/sbin/uci -q get aredn.\@meshstatus[0].lowroutes` || 1000,