diff --git a/arangod/GeneralServer/RestHandler.cpp b/arangod/GeneralServer/RestHandler.cpp
index 726fd6600d..9062ce7c14 100644
--- a/arangod/GeneralServer/RestHandler.cpp
+++ b/arangod/GeneralServer/RestHandler.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ RestHandler::RestHandler(GeneralRequest* request, GeneralResponse* response)
 
 int RestHandler::prepareEngine() {
   requestStatisticsAgentSetRequestStart();
-
+  requestStatisticsAgentSetRequestEnd();  // set end immeadiately so we
+                                          // do not get netative statistics
 #ifdef USE_DEV_TIMERS
   TRI_request_statistics_t::STATS = _statistics;
 #endif
diff --git a/arangod/Statistics/statistics.h b/arangod/Statistics/statistics.h
index a4dbcd29ff..40923a0493 100644
--- a/arangod/Statistics/statistics.h
+++ b/arangod/Statistics/statistics.h
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ struct TRI_request_statistics_t {
 
   std::string to_string() {
     std::stringstream ss;
-    ss << std::boolalpha << std::setprecision(10) << "statistics      "
+    ss << std::boolalpha << std::setprecision(20) << "statistics      "
        << std::endl
        << "_readStart      " << _readStart << std::endl
+       << "_readEnd        " << _readEnd << std::endl
        << "_queueStart     " << _queueStart << std::endl
        << "_queueEnd       " << _queueEnd << std::endl
        << "_requestStart   " << _requestStart << std::endl