diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index a9b0fdde..ede677cb 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ if (@$_SESSION['AUTHENTICATED']) {
     $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
     if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
       $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
-    $dNetworkHashrate = $bitcoin->query('getnetworkhashps');
   }
 }
+// Always fetch this since we need for ministats header
+if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true)
+  $dNetworkHashrate = $bitcoin->query('getnetworkhashps');
 
 // Fetch some data
 $iCurrentActiveWorkers = $worker->getCountAllActiveWorkers();
diff --git a/public/templates/mmcFE/global/header.tpl b/public/templates/mmcFE/global/header.tpl
index 48ac9ebd..89670daa 100644
--- a/public/templates/mmcFE/global/header.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/mmcFE/global/header.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             <table border="0">
               <tr>
                 {if $GLOBAL.config.price.currency}<td><li>{$GLOBAL.config.currency}/{$GLOBAL.config.price.currency}: {$GLOBAL.price|default:"n/a"|number_format:"4"}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>{/if}
-                <td><li>Network Hashrate: {($GLOBAL.nethashrate / 1000 / 1000 / 1000)|number_format:"3"} GH/s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>
+                <td><li>Network Hashrate: {($GLOBAL.nethashrate / 1000 / 1000 / 1000)|default:"0"|number_format:"3"} GH/s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>
                 <td><li>Pool Hashrate: {($GLOBAL.hashrate / 1000)|number_format:"3"} MH/s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>
                 <td><li>Pool Sharerate: {$GLOBAL.sharerate|number_format:"2"} Shares/s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>
                 <td><li>Pool Workers: {$GLOBAL.workers}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></td>