diff --git a/http/http.go b/http/http.go
index aea253e..8759306 100644
--- a/http/http.go
+++ b/http/http.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package http
 
 import (
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/graceful"
 
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/config"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/stats"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/tracker"
 )
 
@@ -73,6 +75,25 @@ func newRouter(s *Server) *httprouter.Router {
 	return r
 }
 
+func (s *Server) connState(conn net.Conn, state http.ConnState) {
+	switch state {
+	case http.StateNew:
+		stats.RecordEvent(stats.AcceptedConnection)
+
+	case http.StateClosed:
+		stats.RecordEvent(stats.ClosedConnection)
+
+	case http.StateHijacked:
+		panic("connection impossibly hijacked")
+
+	case http.StateActive: // Ignore.
+	case http.StateIdle: // Ignore.
+
+	default:
+		glog.Errorf("Connection transitioned to unknown state %s (%d)", state, state)
+	}
+}
+
 func Serve(cfg *config.Config, tkr *tracker.Tracker) {
 	srv := &Server{
 		config:  cfg,
@@ -80,7 +101,18 @@ func Serve(cfg *config.Config, tkr *tracker.Tracker) {
 	}
 
 	glog.V(0).Info("Starting on ", cfg.Addr)
-	graceful.Run(cfg.Addr, cfg.RequestTimeout.Duration, newRouter(srv))
+
+	grace := graceful.Server{
+		Timeout:   cfg.RequestTimeout.Duration,
+		ConnState: srv.connState,
+		Server: &http.Server{
+			Addr:    cfg.Addr,
+			Handler: newRouter(srv),
+		},
+	}
+
+	grace.ListenAndServe()
+
 	err := srv.tracker.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to shutdown tracker cleanly: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/stats/stats.go b/stats/stats.go
index c301656..99d460a 100644
--- a/stats/stats.go
+++ b/stats/stats.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type Stats struct {
 	TorrentsRemoved uint64 `json:"torrents_removed"`
 	TorrentsReaped  uint64 `json:"torrents_reaped"`
 
-	ActiveConnections   uint64 `json:"active_connections"`
+	OpenConnections     uint64 `json:"open_connections"`
 	ConnectionsAccepted uint64 `json:"connections_accepted"`
 	BytesTransmitted    uint64 `json:"bytes_transmitted"`
 
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ func (s *Stats) handleEvents() {
 
 		case AcceptedConnection:
 			s.ConnectionsAccepted++
-			s.ActiveConnections++
+			s.OpenConnections++
 
 		case ClosedConnection:
-			s.ActiveConnections--
+			s.OpenConnections--
 
 		case HandledRequest:
 			s.RequestsHandled++