diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/ProfileFetchTask.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/ProfileFetchTask.java
index 093cf2bd..57a536da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/ProfileFetchTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/ProfileFetchTask.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.webkit.CookieManager;
 
 import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.App;
 import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.data.PodUserProfile;
+import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.util.DiasporaUrlHelper;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -45,10 +46,12 @@ public class ProfileFetchTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
 
     final App app;
     final Context context;
+    final DiasporaUrlHelper urls;
 
     public ProfileFetchTask(final App app) {
         this.context = app.getApplicationContext();
         this.app = app;
+        this.urls = new DiasporaUrlHelper(app.getSettings());
     }
 
 
@@ -56,13 +59,13 @@ public class ProfileFetchTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
     protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
         String extractedProfileData = null;
         final CookieManager cookieManager = app.getCookieManager();
-        String cookies = cookieManager.getCookie("https://" + app.getSettings().getPodDomain());
+        String cookies = cookieManager.getCookie(urls.getPodUrl());
         Log.d(App.TAG, cookies);
 
         HttpsURLConnection connection;
         InputStream inStream;
         try {
-            URL url = new URL("https://" + app.getSettings().getPodDomain() + "/stream");
+            URL url = new URL(urls.getStreamUrl());
             connection = NetCipher.getHttpsURLConnection(url);
             connection.setReadTimeout(10000);
             connection.setConnectTimeout(15000);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/StatisticsFetchTask.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/StatisticsFetchTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b0f1a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/task/StatisticsFetchTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+    This file is part of the Diaspora for Android.
+
+    Diaspora for Android is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Diaspora for Android is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with the Diaspora for Android.
+
+    If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.task;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.webkit.CookieManager;
+
+import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.App;
+import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.data.PodUserProfile;
+import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.util.DiasporaUrlHelper;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
+
+import info.guardianproject.netcipher.NetCipher;
+
+/**
+ * AsyncTask to fetch a users profile
+ */
+public class StatisticsFetchTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
+    // Code for getting the profile async without any UI/WebView
+    // TODO: This is an early version,needs to be converted to Service
+
+    final App app;
+    final Context context;
+    final DiasporaUrlHelper urls;
+
+    public StatisticsFetchTask(final App app) {
+        this.context = app.getApplicationContext();
+        this.app = app;
+        this.urls = new DiasporaUrlHelper(app.getSettings());
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+        String extractedProfileData = null;
+        final CookieManager cookieManager = app.getCookieManager();
+        String cookies = cookieManager.getCookie(urls.getPodUrl());
+
+        HttpsURLConnection connection;
+        InputStream inStream;
+        try {
+            URL url = new URL(urls.getStatisticsUrl());
+            connection = NetCipher.getHttpsURLConnection(url);
+            connection.setReadTimeout(10000);
+            connection.setConnectTimeout(15000);
+            connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
+            if (cookies != null) {
+                connection.setRequestProperty("Cookie", cookies);
+            }
+            connection.connect();
+
+            inStream = connection.getInputStream();
+            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inStream));
+            String line;
+            while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
+                Log.d(App.TAG, "STATS: "+line);
+            }
+
+            try{
+                br.close();
+                inStream.close();
+            } catch (IOException e){/*Nothing*/}
+
+            connection.disconnect();
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/util/DiasporaUrlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/util/DiasporaUrlHelper.java
index 7269d1a4..31d256ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/util/DiasporaUrlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/util/DiasporaUrlHelper.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class DiasporaUrlHelper {
     public static final String SUBURL_SEARCH_PEOPLE = "/people.mobile?q=";
     public static final String SUBURL_FOLOWED_TAGS = "/followed_tags";
     public static final String SUBURL_ASPECTS = "/aspects";
+    public static final String SUBURL_STATISTICS = "/statistics";
     public static final String URL_BLANK = "about:blank";
 
     public DiasporaUrlHelper(AppSettings settings) {
@@ -202,6 +203,14 @@ public class DiasporaUrlHelper {
         return getPodUrl() + SUBURL_SEARCH_PEOPLE + query;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a https url that points to the statistics page of the pod.
+     * @return https://(pod-domain.tld)/statistics
+     */
+    public String getStatisticsUrl() {
+        return getPodUrl() + SUBURL_STATISTICS;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the url of the blank WebView
      *