diff --git a/app/classes/minecraft/stats.py b/app/classes/minecraft/stats.py
index 0756b900..ae4f5908 100644
--- a/app/classes/minecraft/stats.py
+++ b/app/classes/minecraft/stats.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import psutil
 from app.classes.models.management import Host_Stats
 
 from app.classes.shared.helpers import helper
+from app.classes.models.servers import servers_helper
+from app.classes.minecraft.mc_ping import ping
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -118,6 +120,34 @@ class Stats:
 
         return level_total_size
 
+    def get_server_players(self, server_id):
+
+        server = servers_helper.get_server_data_by_id(server_id)
+
+        logger.info(f"Getting players for server {server}")
+
+        # get our settings and data dictionaries
+        # server_settings = server.get('server_settings', {})
+        # server_data = server.get('server_data_obj', {})
+
+
+        # TODO: search server properties file for possible override of 127.0.0.1
+        internal_ip = server['server_ip']
+        server_port = server['server_port']
+
+        logger.debug("Pinging {internal_ip} on port {server_port}")
+        if servers_helper.get_server_type_by_id(server_id) != 'minecraft-bedrock':
+            int_mc_ping = ping(internal_ip, int(server_port))
+
+
+            ping_data = {}
+
+            # if we got a good ping return, let's parse it
+            if int_mc_ping:
+                ping_data = Stats.parse_server_ping(int_mc_ping)
+                return ping_data['players']
+        return []
+
     @staticmethod
     def parse_server_ping(ping_obj: object):
         online_stats = {}
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/server.py b/app/classes/shared/server.py
index 0668e847..084fd77e 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/server.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/server.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class Server:
             'version': raw_ping_result.get('version'),
             'icon': raw_ping_result.get('icon')
         })
-        if (len(websocket_helper.clients) > 0):
+        if len(websocket_helper.clients) > 0:
             websocket_helper.broadcast_page_params(
                 '/panel/server_detail',
                 {
@@ -834,9 +834,6 @@ class Server:
 
         self.record_server_stats()
 
-        #TODO How I do ?
-        #websocket_helper.broadcast_user_page('/panel/dashboard', user.user_id, 'update_player_status', players_ping)
-
         if (len(servers_ping) > 0) & (len(websocket_helper.clients) > 0):
             try:
                 websocket_helper.broadcast_page('/panel/dashboard', 'update_server_status', servers_ping)
@@ -856,11 +853,9 @@ class Server:
         logger.debug(f'Getting stats for server: {server_id}')
 
         # get our server object, settings and data dictionaries
-        server_obj = server.get('server_obj', None)
         self.reload_server_settings()
 
         # world data
-        world_name = server['server_name']
         server_path = server['path']
 
         # process stats
@@ -987,7 +982,6 @@ class Server:
         logger.debug(f'Getting stats for server: {server_id}')
 
         # get our server object, settings and data dictionaries
-        server_obj = servers_helper.get_server_obj(server_id)
         self.reload_server_settings()
 
         # world data
@@ -1045,9 +1039,9 @@ class Server:
                     ping_data = Stats.parse_server_RakNet_ping(int_mc_ping)
                     try:
                         server_icon = base64.encodebytes(ping_data['icon'])
-                    except  Exception as e:
+                    except  Exception as ex:
                         server_icon = False
-                        logger.info(f"Unable to read the server icon : {e}")
+                        logger.info(f"Unable to read the server icon : {ex}")
 
                     server_stats = {
                         'id': server_id,
@@ -1134,4 +1128,3 @@ class Server:
         last_week = now.day - max_age
 
         Server_Stats.delete().where(Server_Stats.created < last_week).execute()
-
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/tasks.py b/app/classes/shared/tasks.py
index ac785e4b..905894d2 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/tasks.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/tasks.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ from app.classes.web.websocket_helper import websocket_helper
 from app.classes.minecraft.serverjars import server_jar_obj
 from app.classes.models.management import management_helper
 from app.classes.controllers.users_controller import Users_Controller
-from app.classes.controllers.servers_controller import Servers_Controller
-from app.classes.models.servers import servers_helper
 from app.classes.models.users import users_helper
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('apscheduler')
diff --git a/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py b/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
index 11469e33..b41d36b6 100644
--- a/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
+++ b/app/classes/web/panel_handler.py
@@ -363,12 +363,9 @@ class PanelHandler(BaseHandler):
                     logger.error(f"Failed to get server waiting to start: {e}")
                     data['stats']['waiting_start'] = False
 
-            try:
-                self.fetch_server_data(page_data)
-            except:
-                page_data['num_players'] = 0
-
-            IOLoop.current().add_callback(self.fetch_server_data, page_data)
+            #num players is set to zero here. If we poll all servers while dashboard is loading it takes FOREVER. We leave this to the
+            #async polling once dashboard is served.
+            page_data['num_players'] = 0
 
             template = "panel/dashboard.html"
 
diff --git a/app/frontend/templates/panel/dashboard.html b/app/frontend/templates/panel/dashboard.html
index 2be0863b..46448d4d 100644
--- a/app/frontend/templates/panel/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/frontend/templates/panel/dashboard.html
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
   <div class="row page-title-header">
     <div class="col-12">
       <div class="page-header">
-        <h4 class="page-title">{{ translate('dashboard', 'dashboard', data['lang']) }}</h4>
+        <h4 class="page-title">{{ translate('dashboard', 'dashboard', data['lang']) }} 
+          {% if data['server_stats']['running'] != 0 %}
+          <span id="sync" style="margin-left: 5px;"><i class="fas fa-sync fa-spin"></i></span></h4>
+          {% end %}
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -69,7 +72,6 @@
                   <h5 class="mb-1 font-weight-medium text-primary">{{ translate('dashboard', 'players', data['lang']) }}
                   </h5>
                   <h3 class="mb-0 font-weight-semibold" id="total_players">{{ data['num_players'] }}</h3>
-
                 </div>
                 <div class="wrapper my-auto ml-auto ml-lg-4">
                   <p class="mb-0 text-warning"><span id="max_players">0</span> {{ translate('dashboard', 'max', data['lang']) }}</p>
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@
                       data['lang']) }}</span>
                     {% end %}
                   </td>
+                  <span class="server-player-totals" id="server_players_{{server['server_data']['server_id']}}" data-players="{{ server['stats']['online']}}" data-max="{{ server['stats']['max'] }}"></span>
                 </tr>
                 {% end %}
 
@@ -346,6 +349,8 @@
     server_world = document.getElementById('server_world_' + server.id);
     server_desc = document.getElementById('server_desc_' + server.id);
     server_online_status = document.getElementById('server_running_status_' + server.id);
+    server_players = document.getElementById('server_players_' + server.id);
+    total_players = document.getElementById('total_players');
 
     console.log("Received Data : " + server.id + ": " + server);
     /* TODO Update each element */
@@ -402,6 +407,24 @@
       if (server.players) {
         server_desc.innerHTML = server.online + ` / ` + server.max + ` {{ translate('dashboard', 'max', data['lang']) }}<br />`
 
+        server_players.setAttribute('data-players', server.online);
+        server_players.setAttribute('data-max', server.max);
+        let servers = document.getElementsByClassName("server-player-totals");
+        let all_total_players = 0;
+        let all_total_max_players = 0;
+        for(var i = 0; i < servers.length; i++){
+          try{
+            all_total_players += parseInt(servers[i].getAttribute('data-players'));
+            all_total_max_players += parseInt(servers[i].getAttribute('data-max'));
+          }catch{
+            console.log("Player totals are not of type int");
+          }
+        }
+        total_players.innerHTML = all_total_players;
+        document.getElementById('max_players').innerHTML = all_total_max_players;
+        document.getElementById('sync').innerHTML = '';
+
+
         server_infos = "";
         server_infos = server.online + " / " + server.max + " {{ translate('dashboard', 'max', data['lang']) }}<br />"
       }
@@ -509,8 +532,7 @@
       cpu_usage = document.getElementById('cpu_usage');
       mem_usage = document.getElementById('mem_usage');
       mem_percent = document.getElementById('mem_percent');
-      total_players = document.getElementById('total_players');
-      max_players = document.getElementById('max_players');
+      
 
       webSocket.on('update_host_stats', function (hostStats) {
         var cpuDataTitle = `{% raw translate('dashboard', 'cpuCores', data['lang']) %}: ${hostStats.cpu_cores} <br /> {% raw translate("dashboard", "cpuCurFreq", data['lang']) %}: ${hostStats.cpu_cur_freq} <br /> {% raw translate("dashboard", "cpuMaxFreq", data['lang']) %}: ${hostStats.cpu_max_freq}`;
@@ -519,10 +541,6 @@
         mem_usage.setAttribute('data-original-title', `{% raw translate("dashboard", "memUsage", data['lang']) %}: ${hostStats.mem_usage}`);
         mem_percent.textContent = hostStats.mem_percent + '%';
       });
-      webSocket.on('update_player_status', function (playerStats) {
-        total_players.innerHTML = playerStats.total_players;
-        max_players.innerHTML = playerStats.max_players;
-      });
     }
 
     if (webSocket) {