diff --git a/rlgwebd.js b/rlgwebd.js
index b3bddc9..34b2483 100755
--- a/rlgwebd.js
+++ b/rlgwebd.js
@@ -872,34 +872,28 @@ function readFeed(client, res) {
   res.end();
 }
 
-function statusmsg(req, res) {
+function getStatus(callback) {
   var now = new Date();
-  var reply = {"s": allowlogin, "g": []};
-  function respond() {
-    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
-    if (req.method != 'HEAD')
-      res.write(JSON.stringify(reply));
-    res.end();
-  }
+  var statusinfo = {"s": allowlogin, "g": []};
   function idleset(i, idletime) {
-    if (i >= 0 && i < reply.g.length) {
-      reply.g[i].i = idletime;
+    if (i >= 0 && i < statusinfo.g.length) {
+      statusinfo.g[i].i = idletime;
     }
-    for (var j = 0; j < reply.g.length; j++) {
-      if (!("i" in reply.g[j]))
+    for (var j = 0; j < statusinfo.g.length; j++) {
+      if (!("i" in statusinfo.g[j]))
         return;
     }
-    respond();
+    callback(statusinfo);
   }
   for (var sessid in sessions) {
     var gamedesc = {};
     gamedesc["n"] = sessid;
     gamedesc["p"] = sessions[sessid].pname;
     gamedesc["g"] = sessions[sessid].game.uname;
-    reply["g"].push(gamedesc);
+    statusinfo["g"].push(gamedesc);
   }
-  if (reply.g.length == 0) {
-    respond();
+  if (statusinfo.g.length == 0) {
+    callback(statusinfo);
     return;
   }
   function makecallback(i) {
@@ -910,9 +904,9 @@ function statusmsg(req, res) {
         idleset(i, now - stats.mtime);
     }
   }
-  for (var i = 0; i < reply.g.length; i++) {
-    if (reply.g[i].n in sessions) {
-      fs.fstat(sessions[reply.g[i].n].record.fd, makecallback(i));
+  for (var i = 0; i < statusinfo.g.length; i++) {
+    if (statusinfo.g[i].n in sessions) {
+      fs.fstat(sessions[statusinfo.g[i].n].record.fd, makecallback(i));
     }
     else {
       idleset(i, null);
@@ -920,6 +914,16 @@ function statusmsg(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
+function statusmsg(req, res) {
+  function respond(info) {
+    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    if (req.method != 'HEAD')
+      res.write(JSON.stringify(info));
+    res.end();
+  }
+  getStatus(respond);
+}
+
 function pstatusmsg(req, res) {
   if (req.method == 'HEAD') {
     res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });