diff --git a/nats-top.go b/nats-top.go
index 0866e5a..84d7135 100644
--- a/nats-top.go
+++ b/nats-top.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	ui "gopkg.in/gizak/termui.v1"
 )
 
-const version = "0.5.0"
+const version = "0.5.2"
 
 var (
 	host              = flag.String("s", "127.0.0.1", "The nats server host.")
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ func generateParagraphCSV(
 		inMsgs, inBytes, inMsgsRate, inBytesRate,
 		outMsgs, outBytes, outMsgsRate, outBytesRate,
 	)
-
 	text += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nConnections Polled:[__DELIM__]%d\n", numConns)
 
 	displaySubs := engine.DisplaySubs
diff --git a/util/toputils.go b/util/toputils.go
index 2ec74db..e3d6fb7 100644
--- a/util/toputils.go
+++ b/util/toputils.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -17,16 +16,18 @@ import (
 const DisplaySubscriptions = 1
 
 type Engine struct {
-	Host        string
-	Port        int
-	HttpClient  *http.Client
-	Uri         string
-	Conns       int
-	SortOpt     server.SortOpt
-	Delay       int
-	DisplaySubs bool
-	StatsCh     chan *Stats
-	ShutdownCh  chan struct{}
+	Host         string
+	Port         int
+	HttpClient   *http.Client
+	Uri          string
+	Conns        int
+	SortOpt      server.SortOpt
+	Delay        int
+	DisplaySubs  bool
+	StatsCh      chan *Stats
+	ShutdownCh   chan struct{}
+	LastStats    *Stats
+	LastPollTime time.Time
 }
 
 func NewEngine(host string, port int, conns int, delay int) *Engine {
@@ -92,34 +93,24 @@ func (engine *Engine) Request(path string) (interface{}, error) {
 // which can modify how poll values then sends to channel.
 func (engine *Engine) MonitorStats() error {
 	delay := time.Duration(engine.Delay) * time.Second
-	isFirstTime := true
-	lastPollTime := time.Now()
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-engine.ShutdownCh:
 			return nil
 		case <-time.After(delay):
-			stats, newLastPollTime := engine.fetchStats(isFirstTime, lastPollTime)
-			if stats != nil && errors.Is(stats.Error, errDud) {
-				isFirstTime = false
-				lastPollTime = newLastPollTime
-			}
-
-			engine.StatsCh <- stats
+			engine.StatsCh <- engine.fetchStats()
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) FetchStatsSnapshot() *Stats {
-	stats, _ := engine.fetchStats(true, time.Now())
-
-	return stats
+	return engine.fetchStats()
 }
 
 var errDud = fmt.Errorf("")
 
-func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Stats, time.Time) {
+func (engine *Engine) fetchStats() *Stats {
 	var inMsgsDelta int64
 	var outMsgsDelta int64
 	var inBytesDelta int64
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Sta
 		result, err := engine.Request("/varz")
 		if err != nil {
 			stats.Error = err
-			return stats, time.Time{}
+			return stats
 		}
 
 		if varz, ok := result.(*server.Varz); ok {
@@ -160,7 +151,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Sta
 		result, err := engine.Request("/connz")
 		if err != nil {
 			stats.Error = err
-			return stats, time.Time{}
+			return stats
 		}
 
 		if connz, ok := result.(*server.Connz); ok {
@@ -168,6 +159,16 @@ func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Sta
 		}
 	}
 
+	var isFirstTime bool
+	if engine.LastStats != nil {
+		inMsgsLastVal = engine.LastStats.Varz.InMsgs
+		outMsgsLastVal = engine.LastStats.Varz.OutMsgs
+		inBytesLastVal = engine.LastStats.Varz.InBytes
+		outBytesLastVal = engine.LastStats.Varz.OutBytes
+	} else {
+		isFirstTime = true
+	}
+
 	// Periodic snapshot to get per sec metrics
 	inMsgsVal := stats.Varz.InMsgs
 	outMsgsVal := stats.Varz.OutMsgs
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Sta
 	outBytesLastVal = outBytesVal
 
 	now := time.Now()
-	tdelta := now.Sub(lastPollTime)
+	tdelta := now.Sub(engine.LastPollTime)
 
 	// Calculate rates but the first time
 	if !isFirstTime {
@@ -194,15 +195,19 @@ func (engine *Engine) fetchStats(isFirstTime bool, lastPollTime time.Time) (*Sta
 		inBytesRate = float64(inBytesDelta) / tdelta.Seconds()
 		outBytesRate = float64(outBytesDelta) / tdelta.Seconds()
 	}
-
-	stats.Rates = &Rates{
+	rates := &Rates{
 		InMsgsRate:   inMsgsRate,
 		OutMsgsRate:  outMsgsRate,
 		InBytesRate:  inBytesRate,
 		OutBytesRate: outBytesRate,
 	}
+	stats.Rates = rates
 
-	return stats, now
+	// Snapshot stats.
+	engine.LastStats = stats
+	engine.LastPollTime = now
+
+	return stats
 }
 
 // SetupHTTPS sets up the http client and uri to use for polling.