diff --git a/system/jlib/jstats.cpp b/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
index 0c91f8f221c..c24b8b6afa1 100644
--- a/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
+++ b/system/jlib/jstats.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static const constexpr StatisticMeta statsMetaData[StMax] = {
     { NUMSTAT(MatchRightRowsMax), "The largest number of right rows in a join group" },
     { NUMSTAT(MatchCandidates), "The number of candidate combinations of left and right rows forming join groups" },
     { NUMSTAT(MatchCandidatesMax), "The largest number of candidate combinations of left and right rows in a single group" },
-    { NUMSTAT(Threads), "The number of threads (strands) used by activity" },
+    { NUMSTAT(Threads), "The number of threads used by activity" },
 };
 
 static MapStringTo<StatisticKind, StatisticKind> statisticNameMap(true);
diff --git a/thorlcr/graph/thgraphslave.hpp b/thorlcr/graph/thgraphslave.hpp
index e1a3edf1125..ad1843bfc30 100644
--- a/thorlcr/graph/thgraphslave.hpp
+++ b/thorlcr/graph/thgraphslave.hpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ class graphslave_decl CThorStrandedActivity : public CSlaveActivity
 protected:
     void onStartStrands();
 public:
-    CThorStrandedActivity(CGraphElementBase *container, const StatisticsMapping &statsMapping = strandedActivityStatistics)
+    CThorStrandedActivity(CGraphElementBase *container, const StatisticsMapping &statsMapping = basicActivityStatistics)
         : CSlaveActivity(container, statsMapping), strandOptions(*container), active(0)
     {
     }
diff --git a/thorlcr/master/thactivitymaster.cpp b/thorlcr/master/thactivitymaster.cpp
index f727bab2e70..f80ee0bd258 100644
--- a/thorlcr/master/thactivitymaster.cpp
+++ b/thorlcr/master/thactivitymaster.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class CGenericMasterGraphElement : public CMasterGraphElement
             case TAKcase:
             case TAKchildcase:
             case TAKdegroup:
+            case TAKproject:
             case TAKprefetchproject:
             case TAKprefetchcountproject:
             case TAKxmlparse:
@@ -208,9 +209,6 @@ class CGenericMasterGraphElement : public CMasterGraphElement
             case TAKemptyaction:
                 ret = new CMasterActivity(this);
                 break;
-            case TAKproject:
-                ret = new CMasterActivity(this, strandedActivityStatistics);
-                break;
             case TAKsplit:
                 ret = new CMasterActivity(this, nsplitterActivityStatistics);
                 break;
diff --git a/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.cpp b/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.cpp
index 8b7d7196749..65bfbcf84e8 100644
--- a/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.cpp
+++ b/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ static Owned<IMPtagAllocator> ClusterMPAllocator;
 // stat. mappings shared between master and slave activities
 const StatisticsMapping spillStatistics({StTimeSpillElapsed, StTimeSortElapsed, StNumSpills, StSizeSpillFile, StSizePeakTempDisk});
 const StatisticsMapping soapcallStatistics({StTimeSoapcall});
-const StatisticsMapping basicActivityStatistics({StTimeTotalExecute, StTimeLocalExecute, StTimeBlocked});
-const StatisticsMapping strandedActivityStatistics({StNumThreads}, basicActivityStatistics);
+const StatisticsMapping basicActivityStatistics({StTimeTotalExecute, StTimeLocalExecute, StTimeBlocked, StNumThreads});
 const StatisticsMapping groupActivityStatistics({StNumGroups, StNumGroupMax}, basicActivityStatistics);
 const StatisticsMapping hashJoinActivityStatistics({StNumLeftRows, StNumRightRows}, basicActivityStatistics);
 const StatisticsMapping indexReadFileStatistics({}, diskReadRemoteStatistics, jhtreeCacheStatistics);
diff --git a/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.hpp b/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.hpp
index 525af1192a2..cf0b92bb4b0 100644
--- a/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.hpp
+++ b/thorlcr/thorutil/thormisc.hpp
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping spillStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping jhtreeCacheStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping soapcallStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping basicActivityStatistics;
-extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping strandedActivityStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping groupActivityStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping hashJoinActivityStatistics;
 extern graph_decl const StatisticsMapping indexReadActivityStatistics;