diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 36b358d..f7d7fbe 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ bool rdConf(shared_t *share)
         share->vidExt       = "mp4";
         share->recLoopWait  = false;
         share->skipCmd      = false;
-        share->statData     = string();
-        share->stat         = stringstream(share->statData);
+        share->stat         = string();
         share->network      = dnn::readNet("/etc/mow/yolov5s.onnx");
         share->classNames   = loadClassList();
 
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 9c3fe5e..7a42f38 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <mutex>
 
 #include <opencv4/opencv2/opencv.hpp>
@@ -36,14 +35,13 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace std::filesystem;
 
 #define BUF_SZ  10
-#define APP_VER "1.4.t2"
+#define APP_VER "1.4.t3"
 
 struct shared_t
 {
-    stringstream   stat;
     vector<string> classNames;
     dnn::Net       network;
-    string         statData;
+    string         stat;
     string         recordUrl;
     string         outDir;
     string         postCmd;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ca1ad6e..d787802 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void recLoop(shared_t *share)
 
         ofstream file(string(cleanDir(share->buffDir) + "/stat").c_str());
 
-        file << share->statData;
+        file << share->stat;
 
         file.close();
 
diff --git a/src/mo_detect.cpp b/src/mo_detect.cpp
index adfb8c3..15653d4 100644
--- a/src/mo_detect.cpp
+++ b/src/mo_detect.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ bool imgDiff(Mat prev, Mat next, Rect *block, shared_t *share)
     {
         // out of all of the results returned form the threads, pick
         // the block with the highest amount of pixDiff.
-        share->stat << "block_thread:" << " x=" << results[i].x << " y=" << results[i].y << " pixdiff=" << results[i].pixDiff << endl;
+        auto x    = results[i].x;
+        auto y    = results[i].y;
+        auto diff = results[i].pixDiff;
+
+        share->stat += "block_thread:" + string(" x=") + to_string(x) + " y=" + to_string(y) + " pixdiff=" + to_string(diff) + "\n";
 
         if ((results[i].pixDiff >= share->blockThresh) && (results[i].pixDiff > maxPixDiff))
         {
diff --git a/src/obj_detect.cpp b/src/obj_detect.cpp
index 2a3b367..0214fdc 100644
--- a/src/obj_detect.cpp
+++ b/src/obj_detect.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ bool objectInImage(const Mat &src, const Rect &area, shared_t *share)
 
     float *data = (float *)outputs[0].data;
 
-    share->stat << "object_detection---" << endl;
-    share->stat << "     outputs_size=" << outputs.size() << " looking_for_objects..." << endl;
+    share->stat += "object_detection---\n";
+    share->stat += "     outputs_size=" + to_string(outputs.size()) + " looking_for_objects...\n";
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 25200; ++i)
     {
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ bool objectInImage(const Mat &src, const Rect &area, shared_t *share)
 
             minMaxLoc(scores, 0, &maxClassScore, 0, &classId);
 
-            share->stat << "     potential_object[confidence_level]=" << data[4] << endl;
-            share->stat << "     potential_object[class_score]=" << maxClassScore << endl;
+            share->stat += "     potential_object[confidence_level]=" + to_string(data[4]) + "\n";
+            share->stat += "     potential_object[class_score]=" + to_string(maxClassScore) + "\n";
 
             if (maxClassScore > 0.2)
             {
-                share->stat << "     object_confirmed" << endl;
+                share->stat += "     object_confirmed\n";
 
                 return true;
             }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bool objectInImage(const Mat &src, const Rect &area, shared_t *share)
         data += 85;
     }
 
-    share->stat << "     no_objects_found" << endl;
+    share->stat += "     no_objects_found\n";
 
     return false;
 }