diff --git a/llm_server/database/database.py b/llm_server/database/database.py
index c3716a7..991d15b 100644
--- a/llm_server/database/database.py
+++ b/llm_server/database/database.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def get_distinct_ips_24h():
     conn = db_pool.connection()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
     try:
-        cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip) FROM prompts WHERE timestamp >= %s AND token NOT LIKE 'SYSTEM__%%'", (past_24_hours,))
+        cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip) FROM prompts WHERE timestamp >= %s AND (token NOT LIKE 'SYSTEM__%%' OR token IS NULL)", (past_24_hours,))
         result = cursor.fetchone()
         return result[0] if result else 0
     finally:
diff --git a/llm_server/helpers.py b/llm_server/helpers.py
index d70546b..1ba5db8 100644
--- a/llm_server/helpers.py
+++ b/llm_server/helpers.py
@@ -30,23 +30,10 @@ def safe_list_get(l, idx, default):
 
 
 def deep_sort(obj):
-    """
-    https://stackoverflow.com/a/59218649
-    :param obj:
-    :return:
-    """
     if isinstance(obj, dict):
-        obj = OrderedDict(sorted(obj.items()))
-        for k, v in obj.items():
-            if isinstance(v, dict) or isinstance(v, list):
-                obj[k] = deep_sort(v)
-
+        return OrderedDict((k, deep_sort(v)) for k, v in sorted(obj.items()))
     if isinstance(obj, list):
-        for i, v in enumerate(obj):
-            if isinstance(v, dict) or isinstance(v, list):
-                obj[i] = deep_sort(v)
-        obj = sorted(obj, key=lambda x: json.dumps(x))
-
+        return sorted(deep_sort(x) for x in obj)
     return obj
 
 
diff --git a/llm_server/opts.py b/llm_server/opts.py
index 42fdcab..be84e5b 100644
--- a/llm_server/opts.py
+++ b/llm_server/opts.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ openai_api_key = None
 backend_request_timeout = 30
 backend_generate_request_timeout = 95
 admin_token = None
-openai_epose_our_model = False
+openai_expose_our_model = False
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/cache.py b/llm_server/routes/cache.py
index ae4e3cf..bd19254 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/cache.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/cache.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import json
 import sys
 import traceback
+from typing import Union
 
 import redis as redis_pkg
+import simplejson as json
 from flask_caching import Cache
 from redis import Redis
-from redis.typing import FieldT
+from redis.typing import FieldT, ExpiryT
 
-cache = Cache(config={'CACHE_TYPE': 'RedisCache', 'CACHE_REDIS_URL': 'redis://localhost:6379/0', 'CACHE_KEY_PREFIX': 'local-llm'})
+cache = Cache(config={'CACHE_TYPE': 'RedisCache', 'CACHE_REDIS_URL': 'redis://localhost:6379/0', 'CACHE_KEY_PREFIX': 'local_llm_flask'})
 
 ONE_MONTH_SECONDS = 2678000
 
@@ -30,26 +31,31 @@ class RedisWrapper:
     def _key(self, key):
         return f"{self.prefix}:{key}"
 
-    def set(self, key, value):
-        return self.redis.set(self._key(key), value)
+    def set(self, key, value, ex: Union[ExpiryT, None] = None):
+        return self.redis.set(self._key(key), value, ex=ex)
 
-    def get(self, key, dtype=None):
+    def get(self, key, dtype=None, default=None):
         """
-
         :param key:
         :param dtype: convert to this type
         :return:
         """
+
         d = self.redis.get(self._key(key))
         if dtype and d:
             try:
                 if dtype == str:
                     return d.decode('utf-8')
+                if dtype in [dict, list]:
+                    return json.loads(d.decode("utf-8"))
                 else:
                     return dtype(d)
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc()
-        return d
+        if not d:
+            return default
+        else:
+            return d
 
     def incr(self, key, amount=1):
         return self.redis.incr(self._key(key), amount)
@@ -66,11 +72,11 @@ class RedisWrapper:
     def sismember(self, key: str, value: str):
         return self.redis.sismember(self._key(key), value)
 
-    def set_dict(self, key, dict_value):
-        return self.set(self._key(key), json.dumps(dict_value))
+    def set_dict(self, key: Union[list, dict], dict_value, ex: Union[ExpiryT, None] = None):
+        return self.set(key, json.dumps(dict_value), ex=ex)
 
     def get_dict(self, key):
-        r = self.get(self._key(key))
+        r = self.get(key)
         if not r:
             return dict()
         else:
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/openai/chat_completions.py b/llm_server/routes/openai/chat_completions.py
index 4069475..567d380 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/openai/chat_completions.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/openai/chat_completions.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def openai_chat_completions():
                     response = generator(msg_to_backend)
                     r_headers = dict(request.headers)
                     r_url = request.url
-                    model = opts.running_model if opts.openai_epose_our_model else request_json_body.get('model')
+                    model = opts.running_model if opts.openai_expose_our_model else request_json_body.get('model')
 
                     def generate():
                         generated_text = ''
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/openai/models.py b/llm_server/routes/openai/models.py
index 6735560..f9d8591 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/openai/models.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/openai/models.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def openai_list_models():
     else:
         oai = fetch_openai_models()
         r = []
-        if opts.openai_epose_our_model:
+        if opts.openai_expose_our_model:
             r = [{
                 "object": "list",
                 "data": [
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/openai_request_handler.py b/llm_server/routes/openai_request_handler.py
index 354c261..9377e22 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/openai_request_handler.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/openai_request_handler.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def build_openai_response(prompt, response, model=None):
         "id": f"chatcmpl-{generate_oai_string(30)}",
         "object": "chat.completion",
         "created": int(time.time()),
-        "model": opts.running_model if opts.openai_epose_our_model else model,
+        "model": opts.running_model if opts.openai_expose_our_model else model,
         "choices": [{
             "index": 0,
             "message": {
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
index 75cd373..8f4166f 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from llm_server.database.database import get_distinct_ips_24h, sum_column
 from llm_server.helpers import deep_sort, round_up_base
 from llm_server.llm.info import get_running_model
 from llm_server.netdata import get_power_states
-from llm_server.routes.cache import cache, redis
+from llm_server.routes.cache import redis
 from llm_server.routes.queue import priority_queue
 from llm_server.routes.stats import calculate_avg_gen_time, get_active_gen_workers, get_total_proompts, server_start_time
 
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ def calculate_wait_time(gen_time_calc, proompters_in_queue, concurrent_gens, act
 
 # TODO: have routes/__init__.py point to the latest API version generate_stats()
 
-@cache.memoize(timeout=10)
-def generate_stats():
+def generate_stats(regen: bool = False):
+    if not regen:
+        c = redis.get('proxy_stats', dict)
+        if c:
+            return c
+
     model_name, error = get_running_model()  # will return False when the fetch fails
     if isinstance(model_name, bool):
         online = False
@@ -53,12 +57,10 @@ def generate_stats():
 
     active_gen_workers = get_active_gen_workers()
     proompters_in_queue = len(priority_queue)
-    estimated_avg_tps = float(redis.get('estimated_avg_tps'))
+    estimated_avg_tps = redis.get('estimated_avg_tps', float, default=0)
 
     if opts.average_generation_time_mode == 'database':
-        average_generation_time = float(redis.get('average_generation_elapsed_sec'))
-        # average_output_tokens = float(redis.get('average_output_tokens'))
-        # average_generation_time_from_tps = (average_output_tokens / estimated_avg_tps)
+        average_generation_time = redis.get('average_generation_elapsed_sec', float, default=0)
 
         # What to use in our math that calculates the wait time.
         # We could use the average TPS but we don't know the exact TPS value, only
@@ -85,13 +87,8 @@ def generate_stats():
     else:
         netdata_stats = {}
 
-    x = redis.get('base_client_api')
-    base_client_api = x.decode() if x else None
-    del x
-
-    x = redis.get('proompters_5_min')
-    proompters_5_min = int(x) if x else None
-    del x
+    base_client_api = redis.get('base_client_api', str)
+    proompters_5_min = redis.get('proompters_5_min', str)
 
     output = {
         'stats': {
@@ -131,4 +128,9 @@ def generate_stats():
         },
         'backend_info': redis.get_dict('backend_info') if opts.show_backend_info else None,
     }
-    return deep_sort(output)
+    result = deep_sort(output)
+
+    # It may take a bit to get the base client API, so don't cache until then.
+    if base_client_api:
+        redis.set_dict('proxy_stats', result)  # Cache with no expiry
+    return result
diff --git a/llm_server/threads.py b/llm_server/threads.py
index df5245d..8f796dc 100644
--- a/llm_server/threads.py
+++ b/llm_server/threads.py
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ class MainBackgroundThread(Thread):
 
 def cache_stats():
     while True:
-        x = generate_stats()
+        generate_stats(regen=True)
         time.sleep(5)
diff --git a/other/vllm/vllm_api_server.py b/other/vllm/vllm_api_server.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index ace03a5..27885c1 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Thread
@@ -93,13 +94,14 @@ opts.enable_streaming = config['enable_streaming']
 opts.openai_api_key = config['openai_api_key']
 openai.api_key = opts.openai_api_key
 opts.admin_token = config['admin_token']
-opts.openai_epose_our_model = config['openai_epose_our_model']
+opts.openai_expose_our_model = config['openai_epose_our_model']
 
-if opts.openai_epose_our_model and not opts.openai_api_key:
+config["http_host"] = re.sub(r'http(?:s)?://', '', config["http_host"])
+
+if opts.openai_expose_our_model and not opts.openai_api_key:
     print('If you set openai_epose_our_model to false, you must set your OpenAI key in openai_api_key.')
     sys.exit(1)
 
-
 if config['http_host']:
     redis.set('http_host', config['http_host'])
     redis.set('base_client_api', f'{config["http_host"]}/{opts.frontend_api_client.strip("/")}')
@@ -141,6 +143,10 @@ process_avg_gen_time_background_thread.start()
 MainBackgroundThread().start()
 SemaphoreCheckerThread().start()
 
+# Cache the initial stats
+print('Loading backend stats...')
+generate_stats()
+
 init_socketio(app)
 app.register_blueprint(bp, url_prefix='/api/v1/')
 app.register_blueprint(openai_bp, url_prefix='/api/openai/v1/')
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@ stats_updater_thread.start()
 def home():
     stats = generate_stats()
 
-    if not bool(redis.get('backend_online')) or not stats['online']:
+    if not stats['online']:
         running_model = estimated_wait_sec = 'offline'
     else:
         running_model = opts.running_model
@@ -188,9 +194,7 @@ def home():
     if opts.mode == 'vllm':
         mode_info = vllm_info
 
-    x = redis.get('base_client_api')
-    base_client_api = x.decode() if x else None
-    del x
+    base_client_api = redis.get('base_client_api', str)
 
     return render_template('home.html',
                            llm_middleware_name=opts.llm_middleware_name,