diff --git a/public/include/pages/dashboard.inc.php b/public/include/pages/dashboard.inc.php
index 22a4edec..e66558a4 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/dashboard.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/dashboard.inc.php
@@ -6,32 +6,15 @@ if (!defined('SECURITY')) die('Hacking attempt');
 if ($user->isAuthenticated()) {
   if (! $interval = $setting->getValue('statistics_ajax_data_interval')) $interval = 300;
   // Defaults to get rid of PHP Notice warnings
+  $dNetworkHashrate = 0;
   $dDifficulty = 1;
   $aRoundShares = 1;
 
   // Only run these if the user is logged in
   $aRoundShares = $statistics->getRoundShares();
   if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true) {
-    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
-    if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-      $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
-  }
-
-  // Always fetch this since we need for ministats header
-  $aRoundShares = $statistics->getRoundShares();
-  if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true) {
-    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
-    if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-      $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
-    try { $dNetworkHashrate = $bitcoin->query('getnetworkhashps') / 1000; } catch (Exception $e) {
-      // Maybe we are SHA
-      try { $dNetworkHashrate = $bitcoin->query('gethashespersec') / 1000; } catch (Exception $e) {
-        $dNetworkHashrate = 0;
-      }
-      $dNetworkHashrate = 0;
-    }
-  } else {
-    $dNetworkHashrate = 0;
+    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->getdifficulty();
+    $dNetworkHashrate = $bitcoin->getnetworkhashps();
   }
 
   // Fetch some data