diff --git a/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp b/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
index 8a9fa65d..180f0e36 100644
--- a/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace Mist {
           std::string toRec = srcConn.Received().copy(8);
           unsigned long rSize = Bit::btohl(toRec.c_str() + 4);
           if (!srcConn.Received().available(8 + rSize)) {
+            nProxy.userClient.keepAlive();
             Util::sleep(100);
             continue; //abort - not enough data yet
           }
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ namespace Mist {
         }
       }else{
         Util::sleep(100);
+        nProxy.userClient.keepAlive();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ namespace Mist {
     if (!needsLock()){
       thisPacket.reInit(srcConn);
       if (thisPacket.getVersion() == DTSC::DTCM){
+        nProxy.userClient.keepAlive();
         std::string cmd;
         thisPacket.getString("cmd", cmd);
         if (cmd == "reset"){
diff --git a/src/output/output.h b/src/output/output.h
index b19df26d..eb0f5222 100644
--- a/src/output/output.h
+++ b/src/output/output.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       static JSON::Value capa;
       //non-virtual generic functions
       int run();
-      void stats(bool force = false);
+      virtual void stats(bool force = false);
       void seek(unsigned long long pos);
       bool seek(unsigned int tid, unsigned long long pos, bool getNextKey = false);
       void stop();