diff --git a/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py b/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
--- a/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
+++ b/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
#
@@ -129,10 +129,15 @@ state = {
#
# Initialise a connection
#
-s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
#
-s.connect((CONTROL_H, int(CONTROL_P)))
#
+ s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
#
+ s.connect((CONTROL_H, int(CONTROL_P)))
#
+ state["stats_failures"] += 1
#
+ print(build_lp(MEASUREMENT, state))
#
cmd = 'AUTHENTICATE "' + AUTH + '"'