diff --git a/cmd/reflector.go b/cmd/reflector.go
index b4e19f4..8659056 100644
--- a/cmd/reflector.go
+++ b/cmd/reflector.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func reflectorCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	peerServer := peer.NewServer(combo)
+	if globalConfig.SlackHookURL != "" {
+		peerServer.StatLogger = log.StandardLogger()
+		peerServer.StatReportFrequency = 1 * time.Hour
+	}
 	err = peerServer.Start(":5567")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/peer/server.go b/peer/server.go
index 12ba14b..cd0be6e 100644
--- a/peer/server.go
+++ b/peer/server.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/reflector"
+	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
+
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/stop"
-	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -26,10 +28,14 @@ const (
 
 // Server is an instance of a peer server that houses the listener and store.
 type Server struct {
+	StatLogger          *log.Logger   // logger to log stats
+	StatReportFrequency time.Duration // how often to log stats
+
 	store  store.BlobStore
 	closed bool
 
-	grp *stop.Group
+	grp   *stop.Group
+	stats *reflector.Stats
 }
 
 // NewServer returns an initialized Server pointer.
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ func NewServer(store store.BlobStore) *Server {
 // Shutdown gracefully shuts down the peer server.
 func (s *Server) Shutdown() {
 	log.Debug("shutting down peer server...")
+	s.stats.Shutdown()
 	s.grp.StopAndWait()
 	log.Debug("peer server stopped")
 }
@@ -62,6 +69,11 @@ func (s *Server) Start(address string) error {
 		s.grp.Done()
 	}()
 
+	s.stats = reflector.NewStatLogger("DOWNLOAD", s.StatLogger, s.StatReportFrequency, s.grp.Child())
+	if s.StatLogger != nil && s.StatReportFrequency > 0 {
+		s.stats.Start()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -286,6 +298,14 @@ func (s *Server) logError(e error) {
 	if e == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	shouldLog := s.stats.AddError(e)
+	if shouldLog {
+		log.Errorln(errors.FullTrace(e))
+	}
+
+	return
+
+	// old stuff below. its here for posterity, because we're gonna have to deal with these errors someday for real
 
 	err := errors.Wrap(e, 0)
 
diff --git a/reflector/server.go b/reflector/server.go
index 8638272..4584b63 100644
--- a/reflector/server.go
+++ b/reflector/server.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Server struct {
 
 	store store.BlobStore
 	grp   *stop.Group
-	stats *stats
+	stats *Stats
 }
 
 // NewServer returns an initialized reflector server pointer.
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ func NewServer(store store.BlobStore) *Server {
 // Shutdown shuts down the reflector server gracefully.
 func (s *Server) Shutdown() {
 	log.Println("shutting down reflector server...")
-	if s.isReportStats() {
-		s.stats.Shutdown()
-	}
+	s.stats.Shutdown()
 	s.grp.StopAndWait()
 	log.Println("reflector server stopped")
 }
@@ -88,8 +86,8 @@ func (s *Server) Start(address string) error {
 		s.grp.Done()
 	}()
 
-	s.stats = newStatLogger(s.StatLogger, s.StatReportFrequency, s.grp.Child())
-	if s.isReportStats() {
+	s.stats = NewStatLogger("UPLOAD", s.StatLogger, s.StatReportFrequency, s.grp.Child())
+	if s.StatLogger != nil && s.StatReportFrequency > 0 {
 		s.stats.Start()
 	}
 
@@ -393,10 +391,6 @@ func (s *Server) quitting() bool {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *Server) isReportStats() bool {
-	return s.StatLogger != nil && s.StatReportFrequency > 0
-}
-
 func BlobHash(blob []byte) string {
 	hashBytes := sha512.Sum384(blob)
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hashBytes[:])
diff --git a/reflector/stats.go b/reflector/stats.go
index 095f0ca..c41c964 100644
--- a/reflector/stats.go
+++ b/reflector/stats.go
@@ -14,28 +14,32 @@ import (
 
 // TODO: store daily stats too. and maybe other intervals
 
-type stats struct {
+type Stats struct {
 	mu      *sync.Mutex
 	blobs   int
 	streams int
 	errors  map[string]int
+	started bool
 
+	name    string
 	logger  *log.Logger
 	logFreq time.Duration
 	grp     *stop.Group
 }
 
-func newStatLogger(logger *log.Logger, logFreq time.Duration, parentGrp *stop.Group) *stats {
-	return &stats{
+func NewStatLogger(name string, logger *log.Logger, logFreq time.Duration, parentGrp *stop.Group) *Stats {
+	return &Stats{
 		mu:      &sync.Mutex{},
 		grp:     stop.New(parentGrp),
 		logger:  logger,
 		logFreq: logFreq,
 		errors:  make(map[string]int),
+		name:    name,
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *stats) Start() {
+func (s *Stats) Start() {
+	s.started = true
 	s.grp.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer s.grp.Done()
@@ -43,23 +47,27 @@ func (s *stats) Start() {
 	}()
 }
 
-func (s *stats) Shutdown() {
+func (s *Stats) Shutdown() {
+	if !s.started {
+		return
+	}
 	s.log()
 	s.grp.StopAndWait()
+	s.started = false
 }
 
-func (s *stats) AddBlob() {
+func (s *Stats) AddBlob() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.blobs++
 }
-func (s *stats) AddStream() {
+func (s *Stats) AddStream() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.streams++
 }
 
-func (s *stats) AddError(e error) (shouldLog bool) { // shouldLog is a hack, but whatever
+func (s *Stats) AddError(e error) (shouldLog bool) { // shouldLog is a hack, but whatever
 	if e == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func (s *stats) AddError(e error) (shouldLog bool) { // shouldLog is a hack, but
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *stats) runSlackLogger() {
+func (s *Stats) runSlackLogger() {
 	t := time.NewTicker(s.logFreq)
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *stats) runSlackLogger() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *stats) log() {
+func (s *Stats) log() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	blobs, streams := s.blobs, s.streams
 	s.blobs, s.streams = 0, 0
@@ -110,5 +118,5 @@ func (s *stats) log() {
 		errStr = errStr[:len(errStr)-2] // trim last comma and space
 	}
 
-	s.logger.Printf("Stats: %d blobs, %d streams, errors: %s", blobs, streams, errStr)
+	s.logger.Printf("%s stats: %d blobs, %d streams, errors: %s", s.name, blobs, streams, errStr)
 }