diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2d8ce4a..903e89d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	outputDirectory string
-	printStats bool
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -22,15 +21,10 @@ func main() {
 	net.RegisterListenFlags()
 	net.RegisterCryptFlags()
 	logistic.RegisterPackerFlags()
+	stats.RegisterStatsFlags()
 	RegisterGlobalFlags()
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	// Check if we have the only required argument present - outputDirectory
-	if outputDirectory == "" {
-		fmt.Println("Please specify fuzzer-directory. See help (--help) for details.")
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Read peers file
 	net.ReadPeers()
 
@@ -45,9 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	go watchdog.WatchFuzzers(outputDirectory)
 
 	// Start stat printer
-	if printStats {
-		go stats.PrintStats()
-	}
+	go stats.PrintStats()
 
 	// Listen for incoming connections
 	listenErr := net.Listen(outputDirectory)
@@ -59,5 +51,4 @@ func main() {
 // Registers flags which are required by multiple modules and need to be handled here
 func RegisterGlobalFlags() {
 	flag.StringVar(&outputDirectory, "fuzzer-directory", "", "The output directory of the fuzzer(s)")
-	flag.BoolVar(&printStats, "print-stats", true, "Print traffic statistics every few seconds")
 }
diff --git a/stats/stats.go b/stats/stats.go
index bc50114..f6b6605 100644
--- a/stats/stats.go
+++ b/stats/stats.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package stats
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ type Stat struct {
 // statPipe is a channel used to
 var stats Stat
 
+// printStats sets whether we should print stats or not
+var printStats bool
+
+// RegisterStatsFlags registers all flags required by the stats module
+func RegisterStatsFlags() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&printStats, "print-stats", true, "Print traffic statistics every few seconds")
+}
+
 // PushStat pushes the given stat
 func PushStat(s Stat) {
 	stats.SentBytes += s.SentBytes
@@ -23,6 +32,11 @@ func PushStat(s Stat) {
 
 // PrintStats periodically prints the collected statistics
 func PrintStats() {
+	// Check if we should print stats
+	if !printStats {
+		return
+	}
+
 	t := time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
 
 	for {