diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Agent.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Agent.cpp
index c0c09f838d..48ce687da8 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Agent.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Agent.cpp
@@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ void Agent::sendAppendEntriesRPC() {
       std::vector<log_t> unconfirmed = _state.get(last_confirmed);
       index_t highest = unconfirmed.back().index;
 
-      if (highest == _lastHighest[followerId] &&
-          (long)(500.0e6 * _config.minPing()) >
-              (std::chrono::system_clock::now() - _lastSent[followerId])
-                  .count()) {
+      std::chrono::duration<double> m =
+        std::chrono::system_clock::now() - _lastSent[followerId];
+      
+      if (highest == _lastHighest[followerId]
+          && 0.5 * _config.minPing() > m.count()) {
         continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Agent.h b/arangod/Agency/Agent.h
index 8cabf2ac13..d8a1eddeb9 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Agent.h
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Agent.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class Agent : public arangodb::Thread {
   /// @brief Activate this agent in single agent mode.
   bool activateAgency();
 
-  /// @brief Activate new agent in pool to replace failed agent
+  /// @brief Activate new agent in pool to replace failed
   bool activateStandbyAgent();
 
   /// @brief Assignment of persisted state
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Node.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Node.cpp
index c471d585ce..5d848fcf30 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Node.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Node.cpp
@@ -661,11 +661,14 @@ bool Node::applies(VPackSlice const& slice) {
   return true;
 }
 
-void Node::toBuilder(Builder& builder) const {
+void Node::toBuilder(Builder& builder, bool showHidden) const {
   try {
     if (type() == NODE) {
       VPackObjectBuilder guard(&builder);
       for (auto const& child : _children) {
+        if (child.first[0] == '.' && !showHidden) {
+          continue;
+        }
         builder.add(VPackValue(child.first));
         child.second->toBuilder(builder);
       }
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Node.h b/arangod/Agency/Node.h
index b19f6bb477..982f956801 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Node.h
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Node.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Node {
   bool handle(arangodb::velocypack::Slice const&);
 
   /// @brief Create Builder representing this store
-  void toBuilder(Builder&) const;
+  void toBuilder(Builder&, bool showHidden = false) const;
 
   /// @brief Access children
   Children& children();
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Store.cpp b/arangod/Agency/Store.cpp
index fd58d540a9..b83cb0addf 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Store.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Store.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ query_t Store::clearExpired() const {
 /// Dump internal data to builder
 void Store::dumpToBuilder(Builder& builder) const {
   MUTEX_LOCKER(storeLocker, _storeLock);
-  toBuilder(builder);
+  toBuilder(builder, true);
   {
     VPackObjectBuilder guard(&builder);
     for (auto const& i : _timeTable) {
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ Store& Store::operator=(VPackSlice const& slice) {
 }
 
 /// Put key value store in velocypack
-void Store::toBuilder(Builder& b) const { _node.toBuilder(b); }
+void Store::toBuilder(Builder& b, bool showHidden) const {
+  _node.toBuilder(b, showHidden); }
 
 /// Get kv-store at path vector
 Node Store::operator()(std::vector<std::string> const& pv) { return _node(pv); }
diff --git a/arangod/Agency/Store.h b/arangod/Agency/Store.h
index 3129803f9b..c0d07cccca 100644
--- a/arangod/Agency/Store.h
+++ b/arangod/Agency/Store.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Store : public arangodb::Thread {
   bool applies(arangodb::velocypack::Slice const&);
 
   /// @brief Create Builder representing this store
-  void toBuilder(Builder&) const;
+  void toBuilder(Builder&, bool showHidden = false) const;
 
   /// @brief Copy out a node
   Node const get(std::string const& path) const;