diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 5ed8db53..d9d0d5b5 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class SpectrumNetworkPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 
 			purple_account_set_password(account, password.c_str());
 			purple_account_set_enabled(account, "spectrum", TRUE);
-			purple_account_set_bool(account, "custom_smileys", FALSE));
+			purple_account_set_bool(account, "custom_smileys", FALSE);
 			
 			const PurpleStatusType *status_type = purple_account_get_status_type_with_primitive(account, PURPLE_STATUS_AVAILABLE);
 			if (status_type != NULL) {
diff --git a/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h b/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
index 8533f152..7a2d569b 100644
--- a/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
+++ b/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class NetworkPluginServer {
 			return m_clients;
 		}
 
+		void collectBackend();
+
 		void handleMessageReceived(NetworkConversation *conv, boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Message> &message);
 
 	private:
@@ -104,7 +106,6 @@ class NetworkPluginServer {
 		void send(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Connection> &, const std::string &data);
 
 		void pingTimeout();
-		void collectBackend();
 		void sendPing(Backend *c);
 		Backend *getFreeClient();
 
diff --git a/src/admininterface.cpp b/src/admininterface.cpp
index adb0a20e..993df116 100644
--- a/src/admininterface.cpp
+++ b/src/admininterface.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ void AdminInterface::handleMessageReceived(Swift::Message::ref message) {
 
 		message->setBody(lst);
 	}
+	else if (message->getBody() == "collect_backend") {
+		m_server->collectBackend();
+	}
 	else if (message->getBody().find("help") == 0) {
 		std::string help;
 		help += "General:\n";
diff --git a/src/networkpluginserver.cpp b/src/networkpluginserver.cpp
index 8fd4d41c..6c090018 100644
--- a/src/networkpluginserver.cpp
+++ b/src/networkpluginserver.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ NetworkPluginServer::NetworkPluginServer(Component *component, Config *config, U
 	m_pingTimer->onTick.connect(boost::bind(&NetworkPluginServer::pingTimeout, this));
 	m_pingTimer->start();
 
-	m_collectTimer = component->getNetworkFactories()->getTimerFactory()->createTimer(3600000);
+	m_collectTimer = component->getNetworkFactories()->getTimerFactory()->createTimer(2*3600000);
 	m_collectTimer->onTick.connect(boost::bind(&NetworkPluginServer::collectBackend, this));
 	m_collectTimer->start();
 
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ void NetworkPluginServer::collectBackend() {
 	}
 
 	if (backend) {
+		m_collectTimer->start();
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Backend " << backend << "is set to die");
 		backend->acceptUsers = false;
 	}
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ void NetworkPluginServer::sendPing(Backend *c) {
 
 NetworkPluginServer::Backend *NetworkPluginServer::getFreeClient() {
 	NetworkPluginServer::Backend *c = NULL;
-	bool spawnNew = false;
+// 	bool spawnNew = false;
 	for (std::list<Backend *>::const_iterator it = m_clients.begin(); it != m_clients.end(); it++) {
 		// This backend is free.
 		if ((*it)->acceptUsers && (*it)->users.size() < CONFIG_INT(m_config, "service.users_per_backend") && (*it)->connection) {