diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index b40e7bb..5316904 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ token_limit: 7777
 
 backend_url: https://10.0.0.86:8083
 
+## STATS ##
+
+# Display the total_proompts item on the stats screen.
+show_num_prompts: true
+
+# Display the uptime item on the stats screen.
+show_uptime: true
+
 # Load the number of prompts from the database to display on the stats page.
 load_num_prompts: true
 
diff --git a/llm_server/config.py b/llm_server/config.py
index fb192df..4d718ae 100644
--- a/llm_server/config.py
+++ b/llm_server/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 import yaml
 
+config_default_vars = {
+    'log_prompts': False,
+    'database_path': './proxy-server.db',
+    'auth_required': False,
+    'frontend_api_client': '',
+    'verify_ssl': True,
+    'load_num_prompts': False,
+    'show_num_prompts': True,
+    'show_uptime': True,
+}
+config_required_vars = ['token_limit', 'concurrent_gens', 'mode']
+
 
 class ConfigLoader:
     """
diff --git a/llm_server/opts.py b/llm_server/opts.py
index b4893dc..8bcbdce 100644
--- a/llm_server/opts.py
+++ b/llm_server/opts.py
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ log_prompts = False
 frontend_api_client = ''
 http_host = None
 verify_ssl = True
+show_num_prompts = True
+show_uptime = True
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/v1/proxy.py b/llm_server/routes/v1/proxy.py
index 6d954b5..39f2115 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/v1/proxy.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/v1/proxy.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def get_stats():
         'stats': {
             'prompts_in_queue': proompters_in_queue,
             'proompters_1_min': SemaphoreCheckerThread.proompters_1_min,
-            'total_proompts': stats.get_total_proompts(),
-            'uptime': int((datetime.now() - stats.server_start_time).total_seconds()),
+            'total_proompts': stats.get_total_proompts() if opts.show_num_prompts else None,
+            'uptime': int((datetime.now() - stats.server_start_time).total_seconds()) if opts.show_uptime else None,
             'average_generation_elapsed_sec': average_generation_time,
         },
         'online': online,
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 1cbeeaa..f15f66e 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Thread
 
+import config
 from flask import Flask, jsonify
 
 from llm_server import opts
-from llm_server.config import ConfigLoader
+from llm_server.config import ConfigLoader, config_default_vars, config_required_vars
 from llm_server.database import get_number_of_rows, init_db
 from llm_server.helpers import resolve_path
 from llm_server.routes.cache import cache, redis
@@ -23,16 +24,12 @@ if config_path_environ:
 else:
     config_path = Path(script_path, 'config', 'config.yml')
 
-default_vars = {'mode': 'oobabooga', 'log_prompts': False, 'database_path': './proxy-server.db', 'auth_required': False, 'concurrent_gens': 3, 'frontend_api_client': '', 'verify_ssl': True, 'load_num_prompts': False}
-required_vars = ['token_limit']
-config_loader = ConfigLoader(config_path, default_vars, required_vars)
+config_loader = ConfigLoader(config_path, config_default_vars, config_required_vars)
 success, config, msg = config_loader.load_config()
 if not success:
     print('Failed to load config:', msg)
     sys.exit(1)
 
-opts.backend_url = config['backend_url'].strip('/')
-
 # Resolve relative directory to the directory of the script
 if config['database_path'].startswith('./'):
     config['database_path'] = resolve_path(script_path, config['database_path'].strip('./'))
@@ -48,6 +45,9 @@ opts.log_prompts = config['log_prompts']
 opts.concurrent_gens = config['concurrent_gens']
 opts.frontend_api_client = config['frontend_api_client']
 opts.context_size = config['token_limit']
+opts.show_num_prompts = config['show_num_prompts']
+opts.show_uptime = config['show_uptime']
+opts.backend_url = config['backend_url'].strip('/')
 
 opts.verify_ssl = config['verify_ssl']
 if not opts.verify_ssl: