diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
index 31eb4569..cac0ccc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ public class Peer {
             }
         }
 
-        if (logStats) {
+        if (logStats && this.receivedMessageStats.size() > 0) {
             StringBuilder statsBuilder = new StringBuilder(1024);
             statsBuilder.append("peer ").append(this).append(" message stats:\n=received=");
             appendMessageStats(statsBuilder, this.receivedMessageStats);