diff --git a/backend/sys_stats.js b/backend/sys_stats.js
index 37c40c3..5710617 100644
--- a/backend/sys_stats.js
+++ b/backend/sys_stats.js
@@ -62,13 +62,7 @@ function updateActiveSystems() {
 
 exports.initStats = function() {
     // get the System Stats collection
-
-    db.get().collection("system_stats").exists(function(err, result) {
-        if (result) {
-
-
-
-
+    db.get().createCollection("system_stats")
     db.get().collection('system_stats', function(err, statsCollection) {
         var cursor = statsCollection.find();
 
@@ -102,17 +96,6 @@ exports.initStats = function() {
             }
         });
     });
-    } else {
-        db.get().createCollection("system_stats", function(err, res) {
-        if (err) {
-            console.log("Error creating system_stats collection");
-            console.log(err);
-        } else {
-            console.log('system_stats created!');
-        }
-        });
-    }
-    });
 }
 
 // keeps track of the number of calls that get uploaded with an audio file