diff --git a/copyparty/metrics.py b/copyparty/metrics.py
index bf7a4151..2539a5e1 100644
--- a/copyparty/metrics.py
+++ b/copyparty/metrics.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Metrics(object):
         addg("cpp_total_bans", str(self.hsrv.nban), t)
 
         if not args.nos_vst:
-            x = self.hsrv.broker.ask("up2k.get_state")
+            x = self.hsrv.broker.ask("up2k.get_state", True, "")
             vs = json.loads(x.get())
 
             nvidle = 0
diff --git a/tests/test_metrics.py b/tests/test_metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..194fa978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
+
+import os
+import re
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+from copyparty.__init__ import PY2
+from copyparty.authsrv import AuthSrv
+from copyparty.httpcli import HttpCli
+from copyparty.metrics import Metrics
+from tests import util as tu
+from tests.util import Cfg
+
+
+def hdr(query):
+    h = "GET /{} HTTP/1.1\r\nCookie: cppwd=o\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n"
+    return h.format(query).encode("utf-8")
+
+
+class TestMetrics(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.td = tu.get_ramdisk()
+        os.chdir(self.td)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.chdir(tempfile.gettempdir())
+        shutil.rmtree(self.td)
+
+    def cinit(self):
+        if self.conn:
+            self.fstab = self.conn.hsrv.hub.up2k.fstab
+            self.conn.hsrv.hub.up2k.shutdown()
+        self.asrv = AuthSrv(self.args, self.log)
+        self.conn = tu.VHttpConn(self.args, self.asrv, self.log, b"", True)
+        if self.fstab:
+            self.conn.hsrv.hub.up2k.fstab = self.fstab
+
+        if not self.metrics:
+            self.metrics = Metrics(self.conn)
+        self.conn.broker = self.conn.hsrv.broker
+        self.conn.hsrv.metrics = self.metrics
+        for k in "ncli nsus nban".split():
+            setattr(self.conn, k, 9)
+
+    def test(self):
+        zs = "nos_dup nos_hdd nos_unf nos_vol nos_vst"
+        opts = {x: False for x in zs.split()}
+        self.args = Cfg(v=[".::A"], a=[], stats=True, **opts)
+        self.conn = self.fstab = self.metrics = None
+        self.cinit()
+        h, b = self.curl(".cpr/metrics")
+        self.assertIn(".1 200 OK", h)
+        ptns = r"""
+cpp_uptime_seconds [0-9]\.[0-9]{3}$
+cpp_boot_unixtime_seconds [0-9]{7,10}\.[0-9]{3}$
+cpp_http_reqs_created [0-9]{7,10}$
+cpp_http_reqs_total -1$
+cpp_http_conns 9$
+cpp_total_bans 9$
+cpp_sus_reqs_total 9$
+cpp_active_bans 0$
+cpp_idle_vols 0$
+cpp_busy_vols 0$
+cpp_offline_vols 0$
+cpp_db_idle_seconds 86399999\.00$
+cpp_db_act_seconds 0\.00$
+cpp_hashing_files 0$
+cpp_tagq_files 0$
+cpp_disk_size_bytes\{vol="/"\} [0-9]+$
+cpp_disk_free_bytes\{vol="/"\} [0-9]+$
+cpp_vol_bytes\{vol="/"\} 0$
+cpp_vol_files\{vol="/"\} 0$
+cpp_vol_bytes\{vol="total"\} 0$
+cpp_vol_files\{vol="total"\} 0$
+cpp_dupe_bytes\{vol="total"\} 0$
+cpp_dupe_files\{vol="total"\} 0$
+"""
+        if not PY2:
+            ptns += r"""
+cpp_mtpq_files 0$
+cpp_unf_bytes\{vol="/"\} 0$
+cpp_unf_files\{vol="/"\} 0$
+cpp_unf_bytes\{vol="total"\} 0$
+cpp_unf_files\{vol="total"\} 0$
+"""
+        for want in [x for x in ptns.split("\n") if x]:
+            if not re.search("^" + want, b.replace("\r", ""), re.MULTILINE):
+                raise Exception("server response:\n%s\n\nmissing item: %s" % (b, want))
+
+    def curl(self, url, binary=False):
+        conn = self.conn.setbuf(hdr(url))
+        HttpCli(conn).run()
+        if binary:
+            h, b = conn.s._reply.split(b"\r\n\r\n", 1)
+            return [h.decode("utf-8"), b]
+
+        return conn.s._reply.decode("utf-8").split("\r\n\r\n", 1)
+
+    def log(self, src, msg, c=0):
+        print(msg)