diff --git a/htroot/Network.java b/htroot/Network.java
index 9b238b230..d7cfab1aa 100644
--- a/htroot/Network.java
+++ b/htroot/Network.java
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ public class Network {
                 prop.put("table_my-version", seed.get(yacySeed.VERSION, "-"));
                 prop.put("table_my-utc", seed.get(yacySeed.UTC, "-"));
                 prop.put("table_my-uptime", serverDate.intervalToString(60000 * Long.parseLong(seed.get(yacySeed.UPTIME, ""))));
-                prop.put("table_my-links", groupDigits(Long.toString(links)));
-                prop.put("table_my-words", groupDigits(Long.toString(words)));
+                prop.put("table_my-links", groupDigits(links));
+                prop.put("table_my-words", groupDigits(words));
                 prop.put("table_my-sI", groupDigits(seed.get(yacySeed.INDEX_OUT, "0")));
                 prop.put("table_my-sU", groupDigits(seed.get(yacySeed.URL_OUT, "0")));
                 prop.put("table_my-rI", groupDigits(seed.get(yacySeed.INDEX_IN, "0")));
@@ -523,10 +523,7 @@ public class Network {
             lValue = Long.parseLong(sValue);
         } catch (Exception e) {lValue = 0;}
         if (lValue == 0) { return "-"; }
-        sValue = Long.toString(lValue);
-        String rValue = "";
-        for (int i = 0; i < sValue.length(); i++) { rValue = sValue.charAt(sValue.length() - i - 1) + (((i % 3) == 0) ? "." : "") + rValue; }
-        return rValue.substring(0, rValue.length() - 1);
+        return groupDigits(lValue);
     }
 
     private static String groupDigits(long Number) {
diff --git a/htroot/Status.java b/htroot/Status.java
index 36d283d43..347708571 100644
--- a/htroot/Status.java
+++ b/htroot/Status.java
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public class Status {
             prop.put("peerStatistics_uptime", serverDate.intervalToString(uptime));
             prop.put("peerStatistics_pagesperminute", yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.get(yacySeed.ISPEED, "unknown"));
             prop.put("peerStatistics_queriesperhour", Double.toString(Math.round(6000d * yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.getQPM()) / 100d));
-            prop.put("peerStatistics_links", yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.get(yacySeed.LCOUNT, "unknown"));
-            prop.put("peerStatistics_words", yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.get(yacySeed.ICOUNT, "unknown"));
+            prop.put("peerStatistics_links", groupDigits(yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.get(yacySeed.LCOUNT, "0")));
+            prop.put("peerStatistics_words", groupDigits(yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.get(yacySeed.ICOUNT, "0")));
             prop.put("peerStatistics_juniorConnects", yacyCore.peerActions.juniorConnects);
             prop.put("peerStatistics_seniorConnects", yacyCore.peerActions.seniorConnects);
             prop.put("peerStatistics_principalConnects", yacyCore.peerActions.principalConnects);
@@ -402,5 +402,25 @@ public class Status {
         }
 
     }
+    
+    
+    //TODO: groupDigits-functions (Status.java & Network.java) should
+    //      be referenced in a single class (now double-implemented)
+    private static String groupDigits(String sValue) {
+        long lValue;
+        try {
+            if (sValue.endsWith(".0")) { sValue = sValue.substring(0, sValue.length() - 2); } // for Connects per hour, why float ?
+            lValue = Long.parseLong(sValue);
+        } catch (Exception e) {lValue = 0;}
+        if (lValue == 0) { return "-"; }
+        return groupDigits(lValue);
+    }
+    
+    private static String groupDigits(long Number) {
+        final String s = Long.toString(Number);
+        String t = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) t = s.charAt(s.length() - i - 1) + (((i % 3) == 0) ? "." : "") + t;
+        return t.substring(0, t.length() - 1);
+    }
 
 }